Net Migration, 1950-1960 to 2000-2008
| A r e a | Net Migration | |||||||||||
| 1950 to 1960 | 1960 to 1970 | 1970 to 1980 | 1980 to 1990 | 1990 to 1999 | 2000 to 2008 | |||||||
| Number | Rate Per 1,000 | Number | Rate Per 1,000 | Number | Rate Per 1,000 | Number | Rate Per 1,000 | Number | Rate Per 1,000 | Number | Rate Per 1,000 | |
| North Dakota | -105,087 | -169.6 | -95,341 | -150.8 | -17,501 | -28.3 | -71,952 | -110.2 | -29,817 | -46.7 | -17,787 | -27.7 |
| Region I | -1,083 | -37.0 | -8,319 | -238.3 | 725 | 24.2 | -6,788 | -206.6 | -3,191 | -104.9 | -372 | -13.4 |
| Region II | -8,605 | -96.4 | -13,113 | -134.4 | -14,437 | -143.9 | -15,698 | -162.2 | -7,640 | -84.2 | -8,718 | -99.0 |
| Region III | -16,405 | -274.7 | -11,231 | -207.4 | -5,552 | -111.8 | -7,177 | -148.3 | -3,520 | -77.7 | -4,339 | -100.5 |
| Region IV | -7,324 | -91.1 | -6,447 | -74.4 | -7,034 | -74.9 | -8,987 | -92.6 | -13,658 | -139.1 | -5,565 | -61.3 |
| Region V | -15,684 | -140.4 | -9,965 | -85.9 | 5,849 | 49.5 | -388 | -2.9 | 6,487 | 45.5 | 5,071 | 31.3 |
| Region VI | -20,292 | -214.0 | -19,312 | -213.6 | -6,311 | -79.9 | -11,208 | -148.7 | -3,984 | -60.1 | -4,795 | -78.0 |
| Region VII | -24,632 | -229.1 | -16,927 | -158.9 | 10,016 | 96.1 | -12,884 | -103.3 | -727 | -5.9 | 2,597 | 19.9 |
| Region VIII | -11,062 | -235.6 | -10,027 | -216.9 | -757 | -17.8 | -8,822 | -195.6 | -3,584 | -87.0 | -1,666 | -43.4 |
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