Migration to and from McKenzie County, North Dakota
Where McKenzie 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
2,248
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,103
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+145
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | California | 232 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 168 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 145 |
| Washington County | Iowa | 133 |
| Richland County | North Dakota | 133 |
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 89 |
| Ramsey County | North Dakota | 77 |
| Sanpete County | Utah | 66 |
| Spokane County | Washington | 63 |
| Pope County | Arkansas | 62 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Ward County | North Dakota | 544 |
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 175 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 132 |
| McLean County | North Dakota | 112 |
| Morton County | North Dakota | 88 |
| Fresno County | California | 83 |
| Carbon County | Wyoming | 77 |
| Stark County | North Dakota | 65 |
| Yellowstone County | Montana | 47 |
| Missoula County | Montana | 44 |
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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: 38053.