Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K for North Dakota was -2.9. Among all North Dakota counties, McKenzie County had the highest net domestic migration rate (51.95), followed by Williams County (43.15), and Dickey County (12.54).

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

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2018
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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Net Dom. Migration Rate
1 McKenzie County 51.95
2 Williams County 43.15
3 Dickey County 12.54
4 Hettinger County 10.01
5 Stark County 7.96
6 Cass County 5.01
7 Cavalier County 0.79
8 Traill County -0.25
9 Dunn County -0.47
10 Oliver County -0.51
11 Billings County -1.08
12 Sargent County -2.07
13 Morton County -4.81
14 Pierce County -4.9
15 Burleigh County -4.96
16 Grant County -5.09
17 McIntosh County -6.97
18 Richland County -7.43
19 Nelson County -7.6
20 Ramsey County -7.86
21 Steele County -7.87
22 Grand Forks County -8.22
23 Emmons County -8.23
24 Ransom County -9.32
25 Benson County -9.53
26 Griggs County -9.87
27 Barnes County -10.08
28 Pembina County -10.15
29 LaMoure County -10.51
30 McLean County -11.59
31 Eddy County -11.77
32 Foster County -12.07
33 Stutsman County -13.31
34 McHenry County -14.88
35 Kidder County -15.42
36 Divide County -16.31
37 Logan County -16.32
38 Walsh County -16.92
39 Slope County -16.94
40 Mountrail County -16.98
41 Golden Valley County -17.49
42 Sioux County -18.39
43 Sheridan County -18.6
44 Bottineau County -18.87
45 Adams County -20.86
46 Ward County -21.16
47 Wells County -21.3
48 Rolette County -22.88
49 Burke County -23.13
50 Mercer County -24.1
51 Bowman County -26.41
52 Towner County -37.01
53 Renville County -39.56