Fargo migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,782 people moved into the Fargo metro and 9,411 moved out, a net of +371. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Rest of Minnesota than anywhere else: 1,318 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Minneapolis, MN-WI (1,100). The listed corridors cover about 46–50% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −119 in 2020–21 to +371 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
269,528
▲ 1.1% year over year · growing
Peak population
269,528
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+1,239); domestic migration added +502 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 269,528 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$39M
▼ $345M arrived · $383M left
Avg household income · movers
$54k in · $65k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%
Fargo wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Fargo metro in 2022–23 reported $345M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $383M with them, a net loss of $39M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $54k of income, vs $65k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 50% of inbound and 46% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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