Minnesota Net Domestic Migration By County in 2016
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net domestic migration for Minnesota was -2,458. Sherburne County had the highest net domestic migration (1,105) followed by Carver County (966), and Washington County (576). On the other hand, Ramsey County had the lowest net domestic migration (-2,291), followed by Hennepin County (-1,294), and Stearns County (-627).
Net Domestic Migration for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).
You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net domestic migration for each county in Minnesota.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Domestic Migration |
|---|---|
| Aitkin | 21 |
| Anoka | -407 |
| Becker | 179 |
| Beltrami | 63 |
| Benton | -64 |
| Big Stone | 25 |
| Blue Earth | 235 |
| Brown | -4 |
| Carlton | 171 |
| Carver | 966 |
| Cass | 307 |
| Chippewa | -93 |
| Chisago | 262 |
| Clay | 290 |
| Clearwater | 20 |
| Cook | 54 |
| Cottonwood | -73 |
| Crow Wing | 406 |
| Dakota | -246 |
| Dodge | 11 |
| Douglas | 382 |
| Faribault | -93 |
| Fillmore | 127 |
| Freeborn | -111 |
| Goodhue | 133 |
| Grant | 67 |
| Hennepin | -1294 |
| Houston | 2 |
| Hubbard | 32 |
| Isanti | 323 |
| Itasca | -51 |
| Jackson | -151 |
| Kanabec | 16 |
| Kandiyohi | -414 |
| Kittson | -63 |
| Koochiching | -140 |
| Lac qui Parle | -116 |
| Lake | -3 |
| Lake of the Woods | -80 |
| Le Sueur | -94 |
| Lincoln | -8 |
| Lyon | -157 |
| McLeod | -124 |
| Mahnomen | 11 |
| Marshall | -81 |
| Martin | -113 |
| Meeker | -62 |
| Mille Lacs | 82 |
| Morrison | 62 |
| Mower | -191 |
| Murray | -90 |
| Nicollet | -16 |
| Nobles | -253 |
| Norman | -70 |
| Olmsted | 78 |
| Otter Tail | 243 |
| Pennington | -96 |
| Pine | -134 |
| Pipestone | -73 |
| Polk | 30 |
| Pope | 42 |
| Ramsey | -2291 |
| Red Lake | -56 |
| Redwood | -214 |
| Renville | -187 |
| Rice | -35 |
| Rock | -40 |
| Roseau | -121 |
| St. Louis | -375 |
| Scott | 547 |
| Sherburne | 1105 |
| Sibley | -70 |
| Stearns | -627 |
| Steele | -80 |
| Stevens | -152 |
| Swift | 62 |
| Todd | -36 |
| Traverse | -35 |
| Wabasha | -1 |
| Wadena | -76 |
| Waseca | -168 |
| Washington | 576 |
| Watonwan | -109 |
| Wilkin | -19 |
| Winona | -84 |
| Wright | 317 |
| Yellow Medicine | 36 |
Trend of Net Domestic Migration for Counties in Minnesota
Use the links below to find the trend of the net domestic migration for each county in Minnesota.