Is North Dakota gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 757 more people left North Dakota for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
23,095
people
Moved out
23,852
people
Net change
−757 people
In households (tax returns): 13,781 in, 13,827 out, −46 net

Where are people moving to North Dakota from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Minnesota5,921
  2. Texas1,617
  3. California1,346
  4. South Dakota1,115
  5. Montana1,034
  6. Arizona893

Where are people from North Dakota moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Minnesota6,396
  2. Texas1,772
  3. Arizona1,132
  4. South Dakota1,131
  5. Florida1,107
  6. Colorado896
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving North Dakota went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+538 people). Biggest net loss: Minnesota (−475).

Is this new?

North Dakota has lost households from moves every year since 2015–16, after two years of gains.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−4622–23†††
Net migration of North Dakota (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+2,784
2014–15 †+3,135
2015–16−4,249
2016–17 †−5,903
2017–18−2,036
2018–19−1,476
2019–20−2,692
2020–21−3,190
2021–22−1,412
2022–23 †−46

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$54.6k avg
Leaving households$64.8k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within North Dakota
14,721 people
Arrived from abroad
517 people
Left for abroad
431 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which North Dakota counties are gaining?

Adams County: −6 peopleBarnes County: −68 peopleBenson County: −54 peopleBillings County: −5 peopleBottineau County: −31 peopleBowman County: +4 peopleBurke County: −23 peopleBurleigh County: +94 peopleCass County: +274 peopleCavalier County: −71 peopleDickey County: −58 peopleDivide County: withheld by the IRSDunn County: −24 peopleEddy County: +38 peopleEmmons County: −20 peopleFoster County: −64 peopleGolden Valley County: withheld by the IRSGrand Forks County: −381 peopleGrant County: withheld by the IRSGriggs County: +6 peopleHettinger County: −23 peopleKidder County: −32 peopleLaMoure County: −19 peopleLogan County: −22 peopleMcHenry County: −52 peopleMcIntosh County: withheld by the IRSMcKenzie County: +211 peopleMcLean County: −31 peopleMercer County: +50 peopleMorton County: −69 peopleMountrail County: +121 peopleNelson County: −23 peopleOliver County: +22 peoplePembina County: −8 peoplePierce County: −18 peopleRamsey County: +59 peopleRansom County: −31 peopleRenville County: +19 peopleRichland County: −46 peopleRolette County: −32 peopleSargent County: −5 peopleSheridan County: withheld by the IRSSioux County: 0 peopleSlope County: withheld by the IRSStark County: +70 peopleSteele County: −31 peopleStutsman County: −20 peopleTowner County: −49 peopleTraill County: +11 peopleWalsh County: −90 peopleWard County: −698 peopleWells County: −5 peopleWilliams County: +495 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Williams County+495
  2. Cass County+274
  3. McKenzie County+211
  4. Mountrail County+121
  5. Burleigh County+94
  6. Stark County+70

Losing most

  1. Ward County−698
  2. Grand Forks County−381
  3. Walsh County−90
  4. Cavalier County−71
  5. Morton County−69
  6. Barnes County−68

Every state, in full

Moves between North Dakota and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Minnesota5,921 in6,396 out−475$54.5k$60.3k
Texas1,617 in1,772 out−155$51.9k$70.0k
California1,346 in808 out+538$52.9k$58.7k
South Dakota1,115 in1,131 out−16$54.0k$64.1k
Montana1,034 in845 out+189$56.8k$64.9k
Arizona893 in1,132 out−239$56.4k$82.0k
Florida892 in1,107 out−215$51.0k$88.1k
Colorado767 in896 out−129$63.3k$65.4k
Washington646 in548 out+98$56.7k$59.5k
Idaho460 in352 out+108$53.9k$67.4k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in North Dakota

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is North Dakota gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/north-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to North Dakota in 2022–23?

23,095 people moved to North Dakota from other states, and 23,852 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to North Dakota come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Minnesota (5,921 people), Texas (1,617 people), California (1,346 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.