Residents who moved from another state in the past year

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

US states by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

District of Columbia: 8.2 %District of Columbia8.2Wyoming: 4.7 %Wyoming4.7Idaho: 4.6 %Idaho4.6Vermont: 4.3 %Vermont4.3North Dakota: 4.2 %North Dakota4.2Nevada: 4.1 %Nevada4.1Hawaii: 4 %Hawaii4Alaska: 3.9 %Alaska3.9Delaware: 3.9 %Delaware3.9Colorado: 3.8 %Colorado3.8Montana: 3.7 %Montana3.7South Carolina: 3.7 %South Carolina3.7New Hampshire: 3.6 %New Hampshire3.6Arizona: 3.5 %Arizona3.5Rhode Island: 3.5 %Rhode Island3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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