Migration to and from Bowman County, North Dakota
Where Bowman County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
143
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
356
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-213
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Paulding County | Georgia | 30 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 28 |
| Bottineau County | North Dakota | 25 |
| Rolette County | North Dakota | 13 |
| Ward County | North Dakota | 12 |
| Slope County | North Dakota | 10 |
| Fallon County | Montana | 7 |
| Stark County | North Dakota | 7 |
| Cass County | North Dakota | 6 |
| Dubuque County | Iowa | 2 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Stark County | North Dakota | 138 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 54 |
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 23 |
| Richland County | North Dakota | 22 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 20 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 16 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 15 |
| Washington County | Arkansas | 14 |
| LaMoure County | North Dakota | 12 |
| Martin County | Minnesota | 9 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 38011.