Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Net International Migration Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net International Migration Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 3.01. Among all Minnesota counties, Lyon County had the highest net international migration rate (6.45), followed by Nobles County (6.32), and Ramsey County (6.31).

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 International Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Net International Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Net Intl. Migration Rate
1 Lyon County 6.45
2 Nobles County 6.32
3 Ramsey County 6.31
4 Cook County 5.85
5 Stearns County 5.72
6 Kandiyohi County 5.46
7 Hennepin County 5.25
8 Olmsted County 5.08
9 Stevens County 4.98
10 Mower County 4.68
11 Watonwan County 4
12 Pipestone County 3.88
13 Rice County 3.67
14 Clay County 3
15 Blue Earth County 2.63
16 Benton County 2.5
17 Dakota County 2.18
18 Norman County 2.13
19 Chippewa County 2.07
20 Scott County 2
21 Anoka County 1.82
22 Nicollet County 1.66
23 Winona County 1.63
24 Washington County 1.57
25 Polk County 1.49
25 Traverse County 1.49
26 Fillmore County 1.35
27 Swift County 1.27
28 Freeborn County 1.18
28 Lac qui Parle County 1.18
29 Sibley County 1.14
30 Beltrami County 1.11
31 Becker County 1.1
32 Hubbard County 1.06
33 Kanabec County 1.01
34 Carver County 1
34 Jackson County 1
35 Kittson County 0.92
35 St. Louis County 0.92
36 Clearwater County 0.91
36 Houston County 0.91
37 Le Sueur County 0.9
38 Murray County 0.84
39 Todd County 0.78
40 Pennington County 0.77
41 Otter Tail County 0.68
42 Chisago County 0.66
43 Roseau County 0.58
44 Sherburne County 0.57
45 Isanti County 0.55
45 Koochiching County 0.55
45 Pope County 0.55
46 Meeker County 0.52
46 Redwood County 0.52
47 Wright County 0.46
48 Douglas County 0.41
49 Brown County 0.4
50 Dodge County 0.39
51 Crow Wing County 0.38
51 Lake County 0.38
52 Itasca County 0.35
52 Martin County 0.35
52 Mille Lacs County 0.35
53 Carlton County 0.34
53 Grant County 0.34
53 Renville County 0.34
54 Wabasha County 0.33
55 Yellow Medicine County 0.3
56 Cass County 0.24
57 Goodhue County 0.22
57 Wadena County 0.22
58 Marshall County 0.21
59 Aitkin County 0.19
60 Cottonwood County 0.18
60 Mahnomen County 0.18
61 McLeod County 0.17
62 Pine County 0.1
63 Morrison County 0.09
64 Faribault County 0.07
65 Big Stone County 0
65 Lake of the Woods County 0
65 Lincoln County 0
65 Red Lake County 0
66 Steele County -0.03
67 Waseca County -0.05
68 Rock County -0.11
69 Wilkin County -0.16