Where are people moving in Minnesota?

Isanti County (14.8 per 1,000 residents), Hubbard County (13.1 per 1,000 residents) and Wright County (11.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Minnesota in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026

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Minnesota counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
Rank	County	Per 1,000 residents, 2025	Net movers 2025	Residents
1	Isanti County	14.8	+656	44,386
2	Hubbard County	13.1	+294	22,369
3	Wright County	11.8	+1,853	157,559
4	Washington County	10.6	+3,046	286,895
5	Carver County	10.0	+1,139	114,379
6	Red Lake County	9.9	+39	3,940
7	Lac qui Parle County	9.7	+65	6,704
8	Crow Wing County	8.2	+565	69,132
9	Norman County	7.6	+48	6,336
10	Aitkin County	6.8	+111	16,252
11	Koochiching County	6.4	+74	11,587
12	Wadena County	6.0	+86	14,388
13	Douglas County	5.8	+231	40,120
14	Lake County	5.5	+59	10,746
15	Pine County	5.2	+157	30,472
16	Cass County	4.8	+151	31,430
17	Beltrami County	4.4	+206	47,055
18	Becker County	4.0	+143	35,497
19	Anoka County	3.9	+1,497	381,605
20	Sherburne County	3.9	+404	104,194
21	Fillmore County	3.6	+78	21,540
22	Scott County	3.6	+575	159,017
23	Meeker County	3.4	+81	23,603
24	Mille Lacs County	3.4	+94	27,753
25	Freeborn County	3.4	+102	30,440
26	Morrison County	3.4	+116	34,620
27	Dakota County	3.2	+1,466	457,710
28	Kittson County	3.0	+12	4,031
29	Otter Tail County	2.9	+177	61,041
30	Winona County	2.9	+146	50,523
31	Blue Earth County	2.5	+175	70,634
32	Carlton County	2.5	+90	36,711
33	St. Louis County	2.4	+477	200,518
34	Clay County	2.3	+157	67,734
35	Itasca County	2.0	+91	45,404
36	Waseca County	2.0	+37	18,688
37	Chisago County	1.8	+106	59,142
38	Kanabec County	1.5	+25	16,628
39	Faribault County	1.3	+18	13,888
40	Lake of the Woods County	0.8	+3	3,770
41	Goodhue County	0.7	+35	48,195
42	Wabasha County	0.6	+13	21,537
43	Mower County	0.4	+18	40,971
44	Todd County	0.3	+7	26,060
45	Rice County	0.2	+13	69,939
46	Pipestone County	0.1	+1	9,260
47	Brown County	0.0	+0	25,517
48	Redwood County	−0.1	−1	15,265
49	Big Stone County	−0.4	−2	5,054
50	Swift County	−0.4	−4	9,763
51	Sibley County	−0.5	−8	15,356
52	Hennepin County	−0.5	−703	1,284,784
53	Steele County	−0.7	−25	37,464
54	Marshall County	−0.8	−7	8,798
55	Cook County	−0.9	−5	5,522
56	Olmsted County	−0.9	−153	166,731
57	Rock County	−1.0	−10	9,524
58	Nicollet County	−1.1	−36	34,273
59	Houston County	−1.2	−23	18,400
60	Jackson County	−1.4	−14	9,857
61	Pope County	−1.7	−19	11,420
62	Le Sueur County	−1.9	−55	29,453
63	Dodge County	−2.2	−47	21,376
64	Stearns County	−2.2	−362	164,110
65	Watonwan County	−2.8	−32	11,459
66	Roseau County	−3.0	−46	15,246
67	Lincoln County	−3.0	−17	5,583
68	Martin County	−3.1	−60	19,440
69	Clearwater County	−3.6	−31	8,647
70	Benton County	−3.9	−162	41,744
71	Traverse County	−4.2	−13	3,130
72	Renville County	−4.2	−60	14,356
73	Polk County	−4.5	−138	30,545
74	Chippewa County	−4.7	−58	12,406
75	Cottonwood County	−4.9	−56	11,405
76	Yellow Medicine County	−5.0	−47	9,477
77	Wilkin County	−5.1	−32	6,288
78	Ramsey County	−5.4	−2,924	541,623
79	McLeod County	−5.5	−200	36,631
80	Pennington County	−7.3	−100	13,686
81	Lyon County	−7.7	−197	25,684
82	Grant County	−8.5	−52	6,085
83	Nobles County	−8.7	−194	22,338
84	Murray County	−9.2	−73	7,942
85	Kandiyohi County	−10.0	−446	44,720
86	Stevens County	−14.2	−138	9,747
87	Mahnomen County	−16.9	−87	5,153

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Minnesota gains the most people from other counties?

Isanti County: 14.8 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Hubbard County (13.1 per 1,000 residents) and Wright County (11.8 per 1,000 residents), of 87 Minnesota counties ranked.

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