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Minnesota Milestones 2010: Counties with In-Migration
 
 
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Indicator 48: Counties with In-Migration

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Goal: Rural areas, small cities and urban neighborhoods throughout the state will be economically viable places for people to live and work.
Rationale: Minnesotans value their freedom to choose where to live. Minnesotans in communities throughout the state also want their youth to be able to make a living without moving away. Migration is a good indicator of the relative attractiveness of an area.
About this indicator: Fewer counties are experiencing in-migration in the 2000s. The number of counties with net in-migration declined from 51 in 2000-2001 to 22 in 2008-2009. Minnesota has 87 counties.

The decline in the number of counties with net-migration reflects lower population growth in the state as a whole. Less statewide growth has translated into slower growth in most regions of Minnesota.

Net migration is calculated by subtracting natural increase (births minus deaths) from population change. Out-migration does not necessarily lead to population loss if there is sufficient natural increase to compensate.

Number of counties with net in-migration


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Number of counties with net in-migration
YearData
Number of counties with net in-migration, Minnesota State Demographic Center
2000 51
2001 49
2002 47
2003 49
2004 45
2005 29
2006 18
2007 33
2008 33
2009 22
For comparison: Between 1990 and 2000, 55 counties experienced net in-migration.
Sources:Annual data calculated by Minnesota State Demographic Center
Related 2002 Milestones indicator:
Local data:

Milestones is a product of the Minnesota State Demographic Center, a division of the Department of Administration