Migration to and from Mountrail County, North Dakota
Where Mountrail 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
926
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,099
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-173
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 74 |
| Ward County | North Dakota | 67 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 58 |
| McLean County | North Dakota | 55 |
| Salt Lake County | Utah | 51 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 50 |
| Adams County | North Dakota | 41 |
| McKenzie County | North Dakota | 40 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 33 |
| Stark County | North Dakota | 27 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 247 |
| Ada County | Idaho | 116 |
| Montgomery County | Texas | 102 |
| Ward County | North Dakota | 64 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 61 |
| Dunn County | Wisconsin | 46 |
| Menomonie City | Dunn County, Wisconsin | 46 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 39 |
| Minneapolis City | Hennepin County, Minnesota | 39 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 34 |
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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: 38061.