US states by net international migration rate, July to June

Massachusetts had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 51 states in 2019, at 4.36 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mississippi had the lowest, at 0.24 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.35 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 1.74 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.36Massachusetts
Lowest0.24Mississippi
Median1.3551 states
United States1.74History

All states, 2019

Massachusetts: 4.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsMassachusetts4.36Florida: 4.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlorida4.15District of Columbia: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDistrict of Columbia3.9Washington: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington3.1Virginia: 3.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsVirginia3.03Connecticut: 2.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsConnecticut2.88Maryland: 2.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaryland2.77New Jersey: 2.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Jersey2.69South Dakota: 2.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsSouth Dakota2.64Texas: 2.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsTexas2.32Iowa: 2.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsIowa2.19New York: 2.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew York2.15New Hampshire: 2.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hampshire2.09Hawaii: 1.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHawaii1.96Nevada: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNevada1.9Alaska: 1.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlaska1.68Minnesota: 1.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsMinnesota1.66Indiana: 1.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndiana1.63Arizona: 1.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsArizona1.61New Mexico: 1.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Mexico1.59North Carolina: 1.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorth Carolina1.56Georgia: 1.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsGeorgia1.54Maine: 1.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine1.53Delaware: 1.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelaware1.49South Carolina: 1.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSouth Carolina1.43Ohio: 1.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsOhio1.35Louisiana: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLouisiana1.3Rhode Island: 1.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhode Island1.22Montana: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana1.2Nebraska: 1.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsNebraska1.15Pennsylvania: 1.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsPennsylvania1.15Missouri: 1.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsMissouri1.09Illinois: 1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsIllinois1.04Kansas: 1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsKansas1.04Vermont: 1.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsVermont1.02Michigan: 0.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsMichigan0.92California: 0.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalifornia0.85Oklahoma: 0.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsOklahoma0.84North Dakota: 0.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorth Dakota0.83Utah: 0.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtah0.82Wisconsin: 0.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsWisconsin0.77West Virginia: 0.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest Virginia0.66Colorado: 0.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsColorado0.62Kentucky: 0.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsKentucky0.57Tennessee: 0.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsTennessee0.56Arkansas: 0.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsArkansas0.55Oregon: 0.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsOregon0.54Alabama: 0.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlabama0.47Idaho: 0.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsIdaho0.43Wyoming: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWyoming0.3Mississippi: 0.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMississippi0.24
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

RankStates2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Massachusetts Estimated4.36-1.13 pts
2Florida Estimated4.15-2.13 pts
3District of Columbia Estimated3.9-0.46 pts
4Washington Estimated3.1-0.06 pts
5Virginia Estimated3.03+1 pts
6Connecticut Estimated2.88-2.42 pts
7Maryland Estimated2.77+0.02 pts
8New Jersey Estimated2.69-0.36 pts
9South Dakota Estimated2.64+1.91 pts
10Texas Estimated2.32-0.11 pts
11Iowa Estimated2.19+1.21 pts
12New York Estimated2.15-0.81 pts
13New Hampshire Estimated2.09+0.19 pts
14Hawaii Estimated1.96-1.23 pts
15Nevada Estimated1.9+2.13 pts
16Alaska Estimated1.68+0.67 pts
17Minnesota Estimated1.66-0.15 pts
18Indiana Estimated1.63-0.68 pts
19Arizona Estimated1.61+0.46 pts
20New Mexico Estimated1.59+0.81 pts
21North Carolina Estimated1.56-0.01 pts
22Georgia Estimated1.54-0.16 pts
23Maine Estimated1.53+0.77 pts
24Delaware Estimated1.49+0.79 pts
25South Carolina Estimated1.43+0.08 pts
26Ohio Estimated1.35+0.14 pts
27Louisiana Estimated1.3+0.5 pts
28Rhode Island Estimated1.22-3.15 pts
29Montana Estimated1.2+0.79 pts
30Nebraska Estimated1.15-0.66 pts
31Pennsylvania Estimated1.15-1.43 pts
32Missouri Estimated1.09+0.04 pts
33Illinois Estimated1.04-0.6 pts
34Kansas Estimated1.04-0.44 pts
35Vermont Estimated1.02+0.14 pts
36Michigan Estimated0.92-0.48 pts
37California Estimated0.85-0.89 pts
38Oklahoma Estimated0.84-0.4 pts
39North Dakota Estimated0.83-0.81 pts
40Utah Estimated0.82-1.13 pts
41Wisconsin Estimated0.77-0.27 pts
42West Virginia Estimated0.66+0.63 pts
43Colorado Estimated0.62-1.37 pts
44Kentucky Estimated0.57+0.23 pts
45Tennessee Estimated0.56-0.99 pts
46Arkansas Estimated0.55+0.2 pts
47Oregon Estimated0.54-0.32 pts
48Alabama Estimated0.47-0.34 pts
49Idaho Estimated0.43+0.16 pts
50Wyoming Estimated0.3-0.92 pts
51Mississippi Estimated0.24-0.45 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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 4.36 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mississippi, with 0.24 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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