North Dakota Is Gaining Residents In Droves From This State

Which State is Moving to North Dakota the Most?

The population of North Dakota continues to grow year after year. The Peace Garden state has a lot going for it, including quality of life, affordability, and job opportunities. Add in our recreational opportunities, wide open spaces, and North Dakota "nice" people, and this is a great place to live. One state in particular is recognizing this and is moving here in droves. In fact, almost 3 to 1 compared to any other state.

According to StorageCafe, about 8,200 movers, about 29 percent of all North Dakota move-ins came from this state. Census data points to affordability as the driver. North Dakota home values run about 23 percent lower than this state, and rents are roughly 24 percent lower. It's clear that households navigating one of the more challenging housing enviroments in many years, that gap is moving the needle. The state that is moving to North Dakota the most is...MINNESOTA

Minnesotans are Moving to North Dakota like CRAZY!

The next closest state is Utah (I've seen a few license plates of late) with 2,700, Florida with 2,500 (this is a surprise to me), followed by Colorado with 1,900, and Kansas with 1,400 rounding out the top five feeder states to North Dakota.

Which Age Groups are Moving Here?

Gen Z makes up about 49% of inbound movers, in the same year Gen Z overtook Millennials as the most mobile generation nationally.

Overall, North Dakota ranked number 3 in the country for net domestic migration per 1,000 residents in this latest survey, netting roughly 7,900 residents.