Minot migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,881 people moved into the Minot metro and 4,612 moved out, a net of −731. 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: Rest of North Dakota leads both directions, with 360 people in and 304 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 24% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −1,407 in 2020–21 to −731 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
75,694
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2015
79,934
5.3% below the 2015 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 592 people to domestic migration. International migration (+196) and births minus deaths (+445) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 79,934 in 2015. The 2025 estimate of 75,694 is 5.3% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$40M
▼ $113M arrived · $153M left
Avg household income · movers
$51k in · $61k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%
Minot wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Minot metro in 2022–23 reported $113M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $153M with them, a net loss of $40M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $51k of income, vs $61k 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 24% of inbound and 24% 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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