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 2018, at 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Nevada had the lowest, at -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.48 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 2.21 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.28Florida
Lowest-0.23Nevada
Median1.4851 states
United States2.21History

All states, 2018

Florida: 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlorida6.28Massachusetts: 5.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsMassachusetts5.49Connecticut: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsConnecticut5.3Rhode Island: 4.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhode Island4.38District of Columbia: 4.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsDistrict of Columbia4.36Hawaii: 3.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsHawaii3.19Washington: 3.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington3.16New Jersey: 3.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Jersey3.05New York: 2.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew York2.95Maryland: 2.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaryland2.76Pennsylvania: 2.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsPennsylvania2.58Texas: 2.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsTexas2.43Indiana: 2.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndiana2.31Virginia: 2.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsVirginia2.02Colorado: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsColorado2Utah: 1.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtah1.95New Hampshire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hampshire1.9Nebraska: 1.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsNebraska1.81Minnesota: 1.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMinnesota1.81California: 1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalifornia1.74Georgia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGeorgia1.7North Dakota: 1.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorth Dakota1.64Illinois: 1.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsIllinois1.64North Carolina: 1.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorth Carolina1.57Tennessee: 1.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsTennessee1.55Kansas: 1.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsKansas1.48Michigan: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMichigan1.4South Carolina: 1.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsSouth Carolina1.36Oklahoma: 1.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsOklahoma1.24Wyoming: 1.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsWyoming1.22Ohio: 1.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsOhio1.21Arizona: 1.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsArizona1.15Missouri: 1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsMissouri1.04Wisconsin: 1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsWisconsin1.04Alaska: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlaska1Iowa: 0.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsIowa0.98Vermont: 0.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsVermont0.88Oregon: 0.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsOregon0.86Alabama: 0.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlabama0.81Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLouisiana0.8New Mexico: 0.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Mexico0.78Maine: 0.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine0.77South Dakota: 0.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsSouth Dakota0.73Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMississippi0.7Delaware: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelaware0.7Montana: 0.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana0.41Arkansas: 0.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsArkansas0.35Kentucky: 0.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsKentucky0.33Idaho: 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsIdaho0.27West Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest Virginia0.03Nevada: -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsNevada-0.23
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: 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.

Full ranking

RankStates2018
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2017
1Florida Estimated6.28-1.49 pts
2Massachusetts Estimated5.49-1.61 pts
3Connecticut Estimated5.3+1.17 pts
4Rhode Island Estimated4.38+2.22 pts
5District of Columbia Estimated4.36-1.21 pts
6Hawaii Estimated3.19-0.19 pts
7Washington Estimated3.16-0.98 pts
8New Jersey Estimated3.05-2.02 pts
9New York Estimated2.95-0.58 pts
10Maryland Estimated2.76-1.14 pts
11Pennsylvania Estimated2.58+0.06 pts
12Texas Estimated2.43-0.99 pts
13Indiana Estimated2.31+0.91 pts
14Virginia Estimated2.02-1.97 pts
15Colorado Estimated2+0.41 pts
16Utah Estimated1.95-1.06 pts
17New Hampshire Estimated1.9-0.15 pts
18Nebraska Estimated1.81-0.71 pts
19Minnesota Estimated1.81-0.24 pts
20California Estimated1.74-1.07 pts
21Georgia Estimated1.7-0.41 pts
22North Dakota Estimated1.64-2.16 pts
23Illinois Estimated1.64-0.71 pts
24North Carolina Estimated1.57-0.53 pts
25Tennessee Estimated1.55+0.12 pts
26Kansas Estimated1.48+0.61 pts
27Michigan Estimated1.4-0.74 pts
28South Carolina Estimated1.36+0.06 pts
29Oklahoma Estimated1.240 pts
30Wyoming Estimated1.22-0.14 pts
31Ohio Estimated1.21-0.52 pts
32Arizona Estimated1.15-0.8 pts
33Missouri Estimated1.04-0.39 pts
34Wisconsin Estimated1.04-0.39 pts
35Alaska Estimated1-2.76 pts
36Iowa Estimated0.98-0.99 pts
37Vermont Estimated0.88-2.19 pts
38Oregon Estimated0.86-1.16 pts
39Alabama Estimated0.81+0.08 pts
40Louisiana Estimated0.8+0.01 pts
41New Mexico Estimated0.78-0.3 pts
42Maine Estimated0.77+0.19 pts
43South Dakota Estimated0.73-3.7 pts
44Mississippi Estimated0.7-0.18 pts
45Delaware Estimated0.7-1.1 pts
46Montana Estimated0.41-0.64 pts
47Arkansas Estimated0.35-0.49 pts
48Kentucky Estimated0.33-1.12 pts
49Idaho Estimated0.27-0.8 pts
50West Virginia Estimated0.03-0.29 pts
51Nevada Estimated-0.23-1.23 pts

Other periods

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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.

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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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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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?

Florida, with 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?

Nevada, with -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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