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Migration to and from Towner County, North Dakota

Where Towner 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
140
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
591
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-451
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Central America47
Ramsey CountyNorth Dakota33
Grand Forks CountyNorth Dakota32
Cass CountyNorth Dakota7
McLean CountyNorth Dakota6
Ward CountyNorth Dakota5
Asia4
Jefferson CountyColorado3
Hawaii CountyHawaii2
Bottineau CountyNorth Dakota1

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Williams CountyNorth Dakota259
Kit Carson CountyColorado114
Rolette CountyNorth Dakota70
Cass CountyNorth Dakota66
Ramsey CountyNorth Dakota32
Ward CountyNorth Dakota12
McHenry CountyNorth Dakota11
Stutsman CountyNorth Dakota7
Bottineau CountyNorth Dakota6
Burleigh CountyNorth Dakota6

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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: 38095.