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US states by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Colorado had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 51 states in 2021, at 9%. New York had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 6% and the figure for the United States was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9Colorado
Lowest4New York
Median651 states
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Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 5.2 %Alaska: 6.5 %Arizona: 5.4 %Arkansas: 6 %California: 4 %Colorado: 9 %Connecticut: 4.4 %Delaware: 4.9 %District of Columbia: 8 %Florida: 6 %Georgia: 7.3 %Hawaii: 4.5 %Idaho: 7.5 %Illinois: 4.1 %Indiana: 5.9 %Iowa: 6 %Kansas: 6.6 %Kentucky: 6 %Louisiana: 4.9 %Maine: 5.5 %Maryland: 5.6 %Massachusetts: 5.1 %Michigan: 5.1 %Minnesota: 6.3 %Mississippi: 5.5 %Missouri: 6.4 %Montana: 7.2 %Nebraska: 6.1 %Nevada: 5.2 %New Hampshire: 6.2 %New Jersey: 4.5 %New Mexico: 5.2 %New York: 4 %North Carolina: 6.7 %North Dakota: 8.1 %Ohio: 5 %Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oregon: 6.8 %Pennsylvania: 4.8 %Rhode Island: 5.2 %South Carolina: 6.7 %South Dakota: 7.6 %Tennessee: 6.3 %Texas: 5.8 %Utah: 6 %Vermont: 6.2 %Virginia: 8 %Washington: 6.3 %West Virginia: 5 %Wisconsin: 5.4 %Wyoming: 7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

Colorado: 9 %Colorado9North Dakota: 8.1 %North Dakota8.1Virginia: 8 %Virginia8District of Columbia: 8 %District of Columbia8South Dakota: 7.6 %South Dakota7.6Idaho: 7.5 %Idaho7.5Georgia: 7.3 %Georgia7.3Montana: 7.2 %Montana7.2Wyoming: 7 %Wyoming7Oregon: 6.8 %Oregon6.8Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oklahoma6.8North Carolina: 6.7 %North Carolina6.7South Carolina: 6.7 %South Carolina6.7Kansas: 6.6 %Kansas6.6Alaska: 6.5 %Alaska6.5Missouri: 6.4 %Missouri6.4Minnesota: 6.3 %Minnesota6.3Tennessee: 6.3 %Tennessee6.3Washington: 6.3 %Washington6.3Vermont: 6.2 %Vermont6.2New Hampshire: 6.2 %New Hampshire6.2Nebraska: 6.1 %Nebraska6.1Arkansas: 6 %Arkansas6Iowa: 6 %Iowa6Utah: 6 %Utah6Kentucky: 6 %Kentucky6Florida: 6 %Florida6Indiana: 5.9 %Indiana5.9Texas: 5.8 %Texas5.8Maryland: 5.6 %Maryland5.6Maine: 5.5 %Maine5.5Mississippi: 5.5 %Mississippi5.5Arizona: 5.4 %Arizona5.4Wisconsin: 5.4 %Wisconsin5.4Nevada: 5.2 %Nevada5.2New Mexico: 5.2 %New Mexico5.2Rhode Island: 5.2 %Rhode Island5.2Alabama: 5.2 %Alabama5.2Massachusetts: 5.1 %Massachusetts5.1Michigan: 5.1 %Michigan5.1Ohio: 5 %Ohio5West Virginia: 5 %West Virginia5Delaware: 4.9 %Delaware4.9Louisiana: 4.9 %Louisiana4.9Pennsylvania: 4.8 %Pennsylvania4.8Hawaii: 4.5 %Hawaii4.5New Jersey: 4.5 %New Jersey4.5Connecticut: 4.4 %Connecticut4.4Illinois: 4.1 %Illinois4.1California: 4 %California4New York: 4 %New York4Colorado: 9 %Colorado9North Dakota: 8.1 %North Dakota8.1Virginia: 8 %Virginia8District of Columbia: 8 %District of Columbia8South Dakota: 7.6 %South Dakota7.6Idaho: 7.5 %Idaho7.5Georgia: 7.3 %Georgia7.3Montana: 7.2 %Montana7.2Wyoming: 7 %Wyoming7Oregon: 6.8 %Oregon6.8Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oklahoma6.8North Carolina: 6.7 %North Carolina6.7South Carolina: 6.7 %South Carolina6.7Kansas: 6.6 %Kansas6.6Alaska: 6.5 %Alaska6.5Missouri: 6.4 %Missouri6.4Minnesota: 6.3 %Minnesota6.3Tennessee: 6.3 %Tennessee6.3Washington: 6.3 %Washington6.3Vermont: 6.2 %Vermont6.2New Hampshire: 6.2 %New Hampshire6.2Nebraska: 6.1 %Nebraska6.1Arkansas: 6 %Arkansas6Iowa: 6 %Iowa6Utah: 6 %Utah6Kentucky: 6 %Kentucky6Florida: 6 %Florida6Indiana: 5.9 %Indiana5.9Texas: 5.8 %Texas5.8Maryland: 5.6 %Maryland5.6Maine: 5.5 %Maine5.5Mississippi: 5.5 %Mississippi5.5Arizona: 5.4 %Arizona5.4Wisconsin: 5.4 %Wisconsin5.4Nevada: 5.2 %Nevada5.2New Mexico: 5.2 %New Mexico5.2Rhode Island: 5.2 %Rhode Island5.2Alabama: 5.2 %Alabama5.2Massachusetts: 5.1 %Massachusetts5.1Michigan: 5.1 %Michigan5.1Ohio: 5 %Ohio5West Virginia: 5 %West Virginia5Delaware: 4.9 %Delaware4.9Louisiana: 4.9 %Louisiana4.9Pennsylvania: 4.8 %Pennsylvania4.8Hawaii: 4.5 %Hawaii4.5New Jersey: 4.5 %New Jersey4.5Connecticut: 4.4 %Connecticut4.4Illinois: 4.1 %Illinois4.1California: 4 %California4New York: 4 %New York4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2021 (%)
1Colorado9
2North Dakota8.1
3Virginia8
4District of Columbia8
5South Dakota7.6
6Idaho7.5
7Georgia7.3
8Montana7.2
9Wyoming7
10Oregon6.8
11Oklahoma6.8
12North Carolina6.7
13South Carolina6.7
14Kansas6.6
15Alaska6.5
16Missouri6.4
17Minnesota6.3
18Tennessee6.3
19Washington6.3
20Vermont6.2
21New Hampshire6.2
22Nebraska6.1
23Arkansas6
24Iowa6
25Utah6
26Kentucky6
27Florida6
28Indiana5.9
29Texas5.8
30Maryland5.6
31Maine5.5
32Mississippi5.5
33Arizona5.4
34Wisconsin5.4
35Nevada5.2
36New Mexico5.2
37Rhode Island5.2
38Alabama5.2
39Massachusetts5.1
40Michigan5.1
41Ohio5
42West Virginia5
43Delaware4.9
44Louisiana4.9
45Pennsylvania4.8
46Hawaii4.5
46New Jersey4.5
48Connecticut4.4
49Illinois4.1
50California4
51New York4

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, 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. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (US states by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US states by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. US states by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US states by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Colorado, with 9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

New York, with 4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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