Minnesota vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?

Name: Minnesota vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Minnesota. In 2022–23, 475 more people moved from North Dakota to Minnesota than the other way.

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North Dakota → Minnesota6,396 people

Arrivals' income: $60.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Minnesota → North Dakota5,921 people

Leavers' income: $54.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Minnesota is North Dakota's biggest moving partner in both directions: 12,317 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. In 2022–23, more moved to North Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Minnesota and North Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−329
2014–15 †	−379
2015–16	+986
2016–17 †	+1,657
2017–18	+972
2018–19	+603
2019–20	+594
2020–21	+540
2021–22	+205
2022–23 †	−87

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2022–23 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

Minnesota

Net change, all states: −7,561
Moved in · moved out: 84,839 · 92,400
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $70.5k · $89.4k

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North Dakota

Net change, all states: −757
Moved in · moved out: 23,095 · 23,852
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $54.6k · $64.8k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between North Dakota and Minnesota, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	6,661	7,131	−470	3,943	4,272	$45.5k	$47.0k
2014–15 †	4,894	5,200	−306	2,985	3,364	$43.9k	$49.4k
2015–16	8,240	5,952	+2,288	4,732	3,746	$50.0k	$45.8k
2016–17 †	10,970	7,546	+3,424	6,259	4,602	$52.1k	$47.1k
2017–18	7,573	5,693	+1,880	4,470	3,498	$51.2k	$47.8k
2018–19	6,760	5,422	+1,338	4,046	3,443	$50.4k	$47.6k
2019–20	7,373	5,831	+1,542	4,184	3,590	$57.2k	$50.9k
2020–21	6,844	5,694	+1,150	4,174	3,634	$58.2k	$55.3k
2021–22	6,573	5,787	+786	4,079	3,874	$58.3k	$55.7k
2022–23 †	6,396	5,921	+475	4,007	4,094	$60.3k	$54.5k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Minnesota vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/minnesota-vs-north-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.