Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Net Migration in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for Minnesota was 14.12K. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest net migration (5.16K), followed by Sherburne County (1.16K), and Ramsey County (1.11K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Net Migration in 2016
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Hennepin County 5161
2 Sherburne County 1158
3 Ramsey County 1111
4 Carver County 1066
5 Washington County 972
6 Olmsted County 852
7 Scott County 831
8 Dakota County 662
9 Clay County 478
10 Crow Wing County 430
11 Blue Earth County 409
12 Douglas County 397
13 Wright County 378
14 Isanti County 344
15 Cass County 314
16 Chisago County 298
17 Otter Tail County 282
18 Stearns County 269
19 Anoka County 221
20 Becker County 216
21 Rice County 206
22 Carlton County 183
23 Fillmore County 155
24 Goodhue County 143
25 Beltrami County 114
26 Mille Lacs County 91
27 Cook County 85
28 Polk County 77
29 Swift County 74
30 Grant County 69
31 Morrison County 65
32 Hubbard County 54
33 Pope County 48
34 Nicollet County 40
35 Yellow Medicine County 39
36 Benton County 35
37 Kanabec County 32
38 Clearwater County 28
39 Big Stone County 25
40 Aitkin County 24
41 Dodge County 19
41 Houston County 19
42 Mahnomen County 12
43 Lyon County 10
44 Brown County 6
44 Wabasha County 6
45 Lake County 1
46 Winona County -1
47 Mower County -6
48 Lincoln County -8
49 Todd County -17
50 Wilkin County -20
51 Traverse County -30
52 Itasca County -35
53 Pipestone County -37
54 Rock County -41
55 Meeker County -50
56 Sibley County -53
57 Norman County -56
57 Red Lake County -56
58 Kittson County -59
59 Watonwan County -65
60 Chippewa County -68
61 Le Sueur County -69
62 Cottonwood County -71
63 Wadena County -73
64 Freeborn County -75
65 Marshall County -79
66 Lake of the Woods County -80
67 Steele County -81
68 Murray County -83
69 Pennington County -85
70 Faribault County -92
71 Stevens County -103
72 Martin County -106
73 Lac qui Parle County -108
74 Roseau County -112
75 Nobles County -115
76 McLeod County -118
77 Pine County -131
78 Koochiching County -133
79 Jackson County -141
80 Waseca County -169
81 Kandiyohi County -181
82 Renville County -182
83 St. Louis County -191
84 Redwood County -206