US states by net international migration rate, July to June
Florida had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 51 states in 2017, at 7.77 per 1,000 inhabitants. West Virginia had the lowest, at 0.32 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2.05 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 2.93 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All states, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Estimated | 7.77 | +0.04 pts |
| 2 | Massachusetts Estimated | 7.1 | +0.52 pts |
| 3 | District of Columbia Estimated | 5.57 | +0.13 pts |
| 4 | New Jersey Estimated | 5.07 | +0.69 pts |
| 5 | South Dakota Estimated | 4.43 | +0.54 pts |
| 6 | Washington Estimated | 4.14 | +0.12 pts |
| 7 | Connecticut Estimated | 4.13 | +0.05 pts |
| 8 | Virginia Estimated | 4 | -0.37 pts |
| 9 | Maryland Estimated | 3.9 | +0.23 pts |
| 10 | North Dakota Estimated | 3.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 11 | Alaska Estimated | 3.76 | +0.47 pts |
| 12 | New York Estimated | 3.53 | -0.99 pts |
| 13 | Texas Estimated | 3.42 | -0.56 pts |
| 14 | Hawaii Estimated | 3.37 | -3.49 pts |
| 15 | Vermont Estimated | 3.07 | +1.86 pts |
| 16 | Utah Estimated | 3.01 | +0.47 pts |
| 17 | California Estimated | 2.8 | -0.75 pts |
| 18 | Nebraska Estimated | 2.52 | -0.65 pts |
| 19 | Pennsylvania Estimated | 2.52 | -0.53 pts |
| 20 | Illinois Estimated | 2.35 | +0.43 pts |
| 21 | Rhode Island Estimated | 2.16 | -1.85 pts |
| 22 | Michigan Estimated | 2.14 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Georgia Estimated | 2.11 | -1.33 pts |
| 24 | North Carolina Estimated | 2.09 | -0.04 pts |
| 25 | New Hampshire Estimated | 2.05 | -0.93 pts |
| 26 | Minnesota Estimated | 2.05 | -0.97 pts |
| 27 | Oregon Estimated | 2.02 | -1.21 pts |
| 28 | Iowa Estimated | 1.97 | +0.06 pts |
| 29 | Arizona Estimated | 1.95 | -1.05 pts |
| 30 | Delaware Estimated | 1.8 | -0.14 pts |
| 31 | Ohio Estimated | 1.72 | -0.43 pts |
| 32 | Colorado Estimated | 1.58 | -0.26 pts |
| 33 | Kentucky Estimated | 1.45 | -0.25 pts |
| 34 | Missouri Estimated | 1.43 | +0.4 pts |
| 35 | Tennessee Estimated | 1.43 | +0.21 pts |
| 36 | Wisconsin Estimated | 1.42 | +0.01 pts |
| 37 | Indiana Estimated | 1.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 38 | Wyoming Estimated | 1.36 | +0.46 pts |
| 39 | South Carolina Estimated | 1.3 | +0.12 pts |
| 40 | Oklahoma Estimated | 1.23 | -0.81 pts |
| 41 | New Mexico Estimated | 1.08 | -0.17 pts |
| 42 | Idaho Estimated | 1.07 | -1.1 pts |
| 43 | Montana Estimated | 1.06 | +0.07 pts |
| 44 | Nevada Estimated | 1 | +0.01 pts |
| 45 | Mississippi Estimated | 0.88 | +0.51 pts |
| 46 | Kansas Estimated | 0.87 | -1.85 pts |
| 47 | Arkansas Estimated | 0.83 | -0.4 pts |
| 48 | Louisiana Estimated | 0.8 | -0.65 pts |
| 49 | Alabama Estimated | 0.73 | -0.57 pts |
| 50 | Maine Estimated | 0.58 | -1.01 pts |
| 51 | West Virginia Estimated | 0.32 | -0.38 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net international migration from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.
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. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (US states by net international migration rate, July to June, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, US states by net international migration rate, July to June, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. US states by net international migration rate, July to June, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/us-states?period=2017.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, US states by net international migration rate, July to June, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_us_states_by_net_2017,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: US states by net international migration rate, July to June, 2017}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/us-states?period=2017. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which state has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Florida, with 7.77 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which state has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
West Virginia, with 0.32 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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