How America Moves

Rankings

Biggest gainers and losers by net migration, 2012–2023 cumulative filing years.

Net income (AGI)Net householdsNet peopleNet per 1k residents
StatesCounties
Latest yearCumulative

Biggest gainers

  1. 1Florida+842,844
  2. 2Texas+708,508
  3. 3North Carolina+334,726
  4. 4Arizona+290,341
  5. 5South Carolina+252,035
  6. 6Tennessee+209,739
  7. 7Colorado+193,396
  8. 8Washington+189,800
  9. 9Georgia+177,464
  10. 10Nevada+160,335
  11. 11Oregon+106,643
  12. 12Idaho+90,349
  13. 13Montana+37,153
  14. 14Delaware+36,997
  15. 15Maine+34,446
  16. 16Utah+34,400
  17. 17Alabama+31,750
  18. 18Oklahoma+28,068
  19. 19New Hampshire+26,506
  20. 20Arkansas+18,699
  21. 21South Dakota+12,717
  22. 22Kentucky-2,571
  23. 23Vermont-3,116
  24. 24Wyoming-3,816
  25. 25North Dakota-6,078

Biggest losers

  1. 1New York-1,003,532
  2. 2California-789,293
  3. 3Illinois-498,357
  4. 4New Jersey-242,200
  5. 5Massachusetts-184,719
  6. 6Pennsylvania-150,716
  7. 7Ohio-119,948
  8. 8Michigan-118,708
  9. 9Maryland-115,629
  10. 10Connecticut-97,059
  11. 11Louisiana-92,437
  12. 12Kansas-59,083
  13. 13Virginia-48,728
  14. 14Minnesota-44,867
  15. 15Mississippi-39,579
  16. 16Wisconsin-35,623
  17. 17Alaska-33,102
  18. 18Iowa-32,281
  19. 19Hawaii-26,550
  20. 20District of Columbia-25,406
  21. 21Nebraska-22,464
  22. 22Indiana-21,347
  23. 23West Virginia-19,210
  24. 24New Mexico-18,782
  25. 25Rhode Island-15,392

Ranked by net households (tax returns). Cumulative net summed across 2012–2023. Source: IRS migration data; figures cover tax filers, AGI is nominal.