What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Minnesota came from Wisconsin, California, and North Dakota. The top states people from Minnesota left for were Wisconsin, California, and North Dakota. Overall, about 111,700 people left Minnesota for another state. Meanwhile 105,000 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.8% of Minnesota's population.
Minnesota ranked 38th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 6,700 residents.

1 in 50

people living in Minnesota the previous year moved to another state in 2024

38th

Minnesota's rank in net state-to-state migration (2024)
Along with immigration and natural population change, state-to-state migration is one of the three ways a state's population may shift. In 2024, Minnesota had negative net migration with 24 states and Puerto Rico.
had a net increase of <3,400> residents with , the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in <2024> was with at <-3,500>.

Minnesota had negative net migration with 21 states in 2024.

Net migration between Minnesota and other states, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from Minnesota moved to another state in the past year?

In 2024, 35% of the 111,600 people who left Minnesota for another state moved to just three destinations: Wisconsin (23,500), Florida (8,500), and North Dakota (7,100).

In 2024, people leaving Minnesota most often moved to Wisconsin, Florida, and North Dakota.

People moving from Minnesota to another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from another state moved to Minnesota in the past year?

Of the 105,000 people moving to Minnesota from another state between 2023 and 2024, 31.8% came from three states: Wisconsin (+20,300 residents), California (+6,900), and North Dakota (+6,200).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Minnesota most often from Wisconsin, California, and North Dakota.

People moving to Minnesota from another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Minnesota's 87 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Clay County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 4.6% of its population each year. At the other end, Cottonwood County recorded the lowest share, with 0.2% of residents moving in from another state.

The share of the population that moved from another state in a given year varies throughout Minnesota.

Annual average of share of population 1 year or older who moved from another state in the previous year (2020–2024)

Migration routes between Minnesota and other states (2024)

Migration routes between Minnesota and other states (2024)
Residence 1 year agoEstimate
1.

Wisconsin 

20,300
2.

California 

6,900
3.

North Dakota

6,200
4.

Florida 

6,000
5.

Iowa 

6,000
6.

Illinois 

5,100
7.

Washington state

4,800
8.

Texas 

4,600
9.

Colorado 

3,500
10.

Kansas 

3,200

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