Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 27,348 people living in North Dakota reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 3,869), and 21,106 people living in another state reported living in North Dakota a year earlier (± 2,877), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “North Dakota interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/north-dakota — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
North Dakota recorded 6,242 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 4,821, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Minnesota → North Dakota7,088 ± 1,389
- Kansas → North Dakota1,966 ± 1,349
- Pennsylvania → North Dakota1,734 ± 1,175
- Montana → North Dakota1,556 ± 1,131
- Florida → North Dakota1,497 ± 1,576
- Texas → North Dakota1,407 ± 661
- Colorado → North Dakota1,372 ± 862
- Utah → North Dakota1,301 ± 1,197
- South Dakota → North Dakota1,205 ± 613
- Arizona → North Dakota1,028 ± 789
Largest outbound destinations
- North Dakota → Minnesota6,171 ± 1,506
- North Dakota → South Dakota1,850 ± 1,046
- North Dakota → Texas1,462 ± 1,313
- North Dakota → Arizona916 ± 603
- North Dakota → Florida901 ± 496
- North Dakota → Nevada880 ± 724
- North Dakota → South Carolina686 ± 930
- North Dakota → Nebraska630 ± 606
- North Dakota → Montana591 ± 462
- North Dakota → North Carolina586 ± 547
Indexed corridors out of North Dakota (1)
- North Dakota → Minnesota6,171 ± 1,506
Indexed corridors into North Dakota (1)
- Minnesota → North Dakota7,088 ± 1,389
Largest inbound origin: Minnesota. Largest outbound destination: Minnesota.
Questions this page answers
- Where does North Dakota rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 48th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 49th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does North Dakota gain or lose people to other states?
- North Dakota recorded 6,242 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 4,821, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into North Dakota from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 27,348 ± 3,869 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left North Dakota for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 21,106 ± 2,877 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.