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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 2023, at 8.9%. California had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for the United States was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.9Colorado
Lowest3.9California
Median5.851 states
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Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 5.3 %Alaska: 6.3 %Arizona: 5.3 %Arkansas: 6 %California: 3.9 %Colorado: 8.9 %Connecticut: 4.6 %Delaware: 5.1 %District of Columbia: 8.1 %Florida: 6.1 %Georgia: 7.2 %Hawaii: 4.6 %Idaho: 7.9 %Illinois: 4.1 %Indiana: 5.8 %Iowa: 6 %Kansas: 6.5 %Kentucky: 5.8 %Louisiana: 4.9 %Maine: 5.4 %Maryland: 5.4 %Massachusetts: 5.2 %Michigan: 4.9 %Minnesota: 6.3 %Mississippi: 5.3 %Missouri: 6.2 %Montana: 7 %Nebraska: 5.8 %Nevada: 5.1 %New Hampshire: 5.9 %New Jersey: 4.4 %New Mexico: 5.3 %New York: 4.1 %North Carolina: 6.8 %North Dakota: 7.8 %Ohio: 4.9 %Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oregon: 6.6 %Pennsylvania: 4.7 %Rhode Island: 5.2 %South Carolina: 6.9 %South Dakota: 7.1 %Tennessee: 6.2 %Texas: 5.9 %Utah: 5.7 %Vermont: 6.3 %Virginia: 8 %Washington: 5.9 %West Virginia: 5.1 %Wisconsin: 5.2 %Wyoming: 7.4 %
  • Under 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 7
  • 7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

Colorado: 8.9 %Colorado8.9District of Columbia: 8.1 %District of Columbia8.1Virginia: 8 %Virginia8Idaho: 7.9 %Idaho7.9North Dakota: 7.8 %North Dakota7.8Wyoming: 7.4 %Wyoming7.4Georgia: 7.2 %Georgia7.2South Dakota: 7.1 %South Dakota7.1Montana: 7 %Montana7South Carolina: 6.9 %South Carolina6.9Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oklahoma6.8North Carolina: 6.8 %North Carolina6.8Oregon: 6.6 %Oregon6.6Kansas: 6.5 %Kansas6.5Alaska: 6.3 %Alaska6.3Vermont: 6.3 %Vermont6.3Minnesota: 6.3 %Minnesota6.3Tennessee: 6.2 %Tennessee6.2Missouri: 6.2 %Missouri6.2Florida: 6.1 %Florida6.1Arkansas: 6 %Arkansas6Iowa: 6 %Iowa6New Hampshire: 5.9 %New Hampshire5.9Texas: 5.9 %Texas5.9Washington: 5.9 %Washington5.9Nebraska: 5.8 %Nebraska5.8Kentucky: 5.8 %Kentucky5.8Indiana: 5.8 %Indiana5.8Utah: 5.7 %Utah5.7Maryland: 5.4 %Maryland5.4Maine: 5.4 %Maine5.4Arizona: 5.3 %Arizona5.3Mississippi: 5.3 %Mississippi5.3Alabama: 5.3 %Alabama5.3New Mexico: 5.3 %New Mexico5.3Wisconsin: 5.2 %Wisconsin5.2Massachusetts: 5.2 %Massachusetts5.2Rhode Island: 5.2 %Rhode Island5.2Delaware: 5.1 %Delaware5.1West Virginia: 5.1 %West Virginia5.1Nevada: 5.1 %Nevada5.1Michigan: 4.9 %Michigan4.9Ohio: 4.9 %Ohio4.9Louisiana: 4.9 %Louisiana4.9Pennsylvania: 4.7 %Pennsylvania4.7Connecticut: 4.6 %Connecticut4.6Hawaii: 4.6 %Hawaii4.6New Jersey: 4.4 %New Jersey4.4Illinois: 4.1 %Illinois4.1New York: 4.1 %New York4.1California: 3.9 %California3.9Colorado: 8.9 %Colorado8.9District of Columbia: 8.1 %District of Columbia8.1Virginia: 8 %Virginia8Idaho: 7.9 %Idaho7.9North Dakota: 7.8 %North Dakota7.8Wyoming: 7.4 %Wyoming7.4Georgia: 7.2 %Georgia7.2South Dakota: 7.1 %South Dakota7.1Montana: 7 %Montana7South Carolina: 6.9 %South Carolina6.9Oklahoma: 6.8 %Oklahoma6.8North Carolina: 6.8 %North Carolina6.8Oregon: 6.6 %Oregon6.6Kansas: 6.5 %Kansas6.5Alaska: 6.3 %Alaska6.3Vermont: 6.3 %Vermont6.3Minnesota: 6.3 %Minnesota6.3Tennessee: 6.2 %Tennessee6.2Missouri: 6.2 %Missouri6.2Florida: 6.1 %Florida6.1Arkansas: 6 %Arkansas6Iowa: 6 %Iowa6New Hampshire: 5.9 %New Hampshire5.9Texas: 5.9 %Texas5.9Washington: 5.9 %Washington5.9Nebraska: 5.8 %Nebraska5.8Kentucky: 5.8 %Kentucky5.8Indiana: 5.8 %Indiana5.8Utah: 5.7 %Utah5.7Maryland: 5.4 %Maryland5.4Maine: 5.4 %Maine5.4Arizona: 5.3 %Arizona5.3Mississippi: 5.3 %Mississippi5.3Alabama: 5.3 %Alabama5.3New Mexico: 5.3 %New Mexico5.3Wisconsin: 5.2 %Wisconsin5.2Massachusetts: 5.2 %Massachusetts5.2Rhode Island: 5.2 %Rhode Island5.2Delaware: 5.1 %Delaware5.1West Virginia: 5.1 %West Virginia5.1Nevada: 5.1 %Nevada5.1Michigan: 4.9 %Michigan4.9Ohio: 4.9 %Ohio4.9Louisiana: 4.9 %Louisiana4.9Pennsylvania: 4.7 %Pennsylvania4.7Connecticut: 4.6 %Connecticut4.6Hawaii: 4.6 %Hawaii4.6New Jersey: 4.4 %New Jersey4.4Illinois: 4.1 %Illinois4.1New York: 4.1 %New York4.1California: 3.9 %California3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Colorado8.9-0.2 pts
2District of Columbia8.1+0.3 pts
3Virginia8-0.1 pts
4Idaho7.9-0.2 pts
5North Dakota7.8-0.2 pts
6Wyoming7.4-0.1 pts
7Georgia7.2-0.1 pts
8South Dakota7.1-0.3 pts
9Montana7-0.3 pts
10South Carolina6.9-0.1 pts
11Oklahoma6.8-0 pts
12North Carolina6.8-0 pts
13Oregon6.6-0.3 pts
14Kansas6.5-0.2 pts
15Alaska6.3-0.2 pts
16Vermont6.3+0.1 pts
17Minnesota6.3-0.1 pts
18Tennessee6.2-0.1 pts
19Missouri6.2-0.2 pts
20Florida6.1-0 pts
21Arkansas6-0 pts
22Iowa6-0 pts
23New Hampshire5.9-0.2 pts
24Texas5.9-0 pts
25Washington5.9-0.3 pts
26Nebraska5.8-0.1 pts
27Kentucky5.8-0.1 pts
28Indiana5.8-0.1 pts
29Utah5.7-0.2 pts
30Maryland5.4-0.1 pts
31Maine5.4-0.1 pts
32Arizona5.3-0 pts
32Mississippi5.3-0.1 pts
34Alabama5.3-0.1 pts
35New Mexico5.3-0.1 pts
36Wisconsin5.2-0.2 pts
37Massachusetts5.20 pts
38Rhode Island5.2-0 pts
39Delaware5.1+0.1 pts
39West Virginia5.1-0.1 pts
41Nevada5.1-0.1 pts
42Michigan4.9-0.1 pts
43Ohio4.9-0.1 pts
44Louisiana4.90 pts
45Pennsylvania4.7-0.1 pts
46Connecticut4.6-0.3 pts
47Hawaii4.6-0 pts
48New Jersey4.4-0.1 pts
49Illinois4.1-0 pts
49New York4.10 pts
51California3.9-0.1 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-states?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Colorado, with 8.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

California, with 3.9% in 2023.

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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