Grand Forks migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,305 people moved into the Grand Forks metro and 4,895 moved out, a net of −590. 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: Fargo, ND-MN leads both directions, with 353 people in and 632 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 29–31% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −1,495 in 2020–21 to −590 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
105,046
▲ 0.7% year over year · growing
Peak population
105,046
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 87 people to domestic migration. International migration (+522) and births minus deaths (+285) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 105,046 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$36M
▼ $135M arrived · $171M left
Avg household income · movers
$51k in · $58k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%
Grand Forks wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Grand Forks metro in 2022–23 reported $135M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $171M with them, a net loss of $36M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $51k of income, vs $58k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%.
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 29% of inbound and 31% 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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