US states by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024
District of Columbia had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 51 states in 2024, at 8.2%. California had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for the United States was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All states, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 8.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 2 | Wyoming | 4.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 3 | Idaho | 4.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 4 | Vermont | 4.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 5 | North Dakota | 4.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 6 | Nevada | 4.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 7 | Hawaii | 4 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Alaska | 3.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Delaware | 3.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Colorado | 3.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Montana | 3.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 11 | South Carolina | 3.7 | 0 pts |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 3.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | Arizona | 3.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 3.5 | -0 pts |
| 16 | South Dakota | 3.2 | -0 pts |
| 17 | Virginia | 3.1 | -0 pts |
| 18 | New Mexico | 3.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | North Carolina | 3 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Oregon | 3 | -0 pts |
| 21 | Kansas | 3 | -0.1 pts |
| 21 | Tennessee | 3 | -0 pts |
| 23 | Florida | 2.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 24 | Washington | 2.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 25 | Utah | 2.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 2.8 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Maine | 2.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Georgia | 2.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 29 | Connecticut | 2.6 | -0 pts |
| 29 | Maryland | 2.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Missouri | 2.5 | -0 pts |
| 32 | Arkansas | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 33 | West Virginia | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Alabama | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Nebraska | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 36 | Kentucky | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 2.2 | 0 pts |
| 38 | Iowa | 2.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 39 | Mississippi | 2.2 | 0 pts |
| 40 | Indiana | 2.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 41 | Texas | 2 | -0 pts |
| 42 | Wisconsin | 2 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 1.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Minnesota | 1.8 | -0 pts |
| 45 | New Jersey | 1.8 | -0 pts |
| 46 | Illinois | 1.7 | 0 pts |
| 46 | Louisiana | 1.7 | 0 pts |
| 48 | Ohio | 1.6 | -0 pts |
| 49 | New York | 1.5 | 0 pts |
| 50 | Michigan | 1.4 | 0 pts |
| 51 | California | 1.1 | -0 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
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 state 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/us-states. 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 state 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 state in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/us-states.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_us_states_by_residents_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/us-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which state has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?
District of Columbia, with 8.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which state has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?
California, with 1.1% in 2024.
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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Residents who moved from another state in the past year: other rankings
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- Counties in North Carolina
- Cities in Rhode Island
- Cities in Delaware
- Counties in Arkansas
- Cities in West Virginia