Which metro areas in Minnesota are people moving to?
Sioux Falls, SD-MN (7.7 per 1,000 residents), Duluth, MN-WI (2.8 per 1,000 residents) and La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (2.2 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Minnesota metro areas in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 9 ranked Minnesota metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Per 1,000 residents, 2025 | Net movers 2025 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 7.7 | +2,420 | 314,638 |
| 2 | Duluth, MN-WI | 2.8 | +779 | 281,219 |
| 3 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2.2 | +383 | 171,182 |
| 4 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2.0 | +7,690 | 3,790,295 |
| 5 | Fargo, ND-MN | 1.9 | +502 | 269,528 |
| 6 | Mankato, MN | 1.3 | +139 | 104,907 |
| 7 | Rochester, MN | −0.5 | −109 | 231,184 |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | −0.8 | −87 | 105,046 |
| 9 | St. Cloud, MN | −2.5 | −524 | 205,854 |
How this is ranked
Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in Minnesota gains the most people from the rest of the country?
Sioux Falls, SD-MN: 7.7 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Duluth, MN-WI (2.8 per 1,000 residents) and La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (2.2 per 1,000 residents), of 9 Minnesota metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.