United States Net Domestic Migration By State in 2011
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2011, Texas had the highest net domestic migration (120,571), followed by Florida (68,566), and North Carolina (32,211). On the other hand, New York had the lowest net domestic migration -80,685, followed by Illinois (-64,513), and California (-50,732).
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each state by county as well as the trend for each state.
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Net Domestic migration for a given state refers to the the difference between the number of people moving to the state from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and the number of people moving out of the state to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).
| State | Net Domestic Migration |
|---|---|
| Alabama | -1903 |
| Alaska | -888 |
| Arizona | 11042 |
| Arkansas | 5983 |
| California | -50732 |
| Colorado | 27111 |
| Connecticut | -12030 |
| Delaware | 2857 |
| Florida | 68566 |
| Georgia | 17118 |
| Hawaii | -906 |
| Idaho | 524 |
| Illinois | -64513 |
| Indiana | -8217 |
| Iowa | -127 |
| Kansas | -8667 |
| Kentucky | 4019 |
| Louisiana | 2715 |
| Maine | -5 |
| Maryland | 520 |
| Massachusetts | -5601 |
| Michigan | -40909 |
| Minnesota | -4868 |
| Mississippi | -4567 |
| Missouri | -14274 |
| Montana | 3297 |
| Nebraska | -1009 |
| Nevada | -6063 |
| New Hampshire | -1671 |
| New Jersey | -41037 |
| New Mexico | 499 |
| New York | -80685 |
| North Carolina | 32211 |
| North Dakota | 6333 |
| Ohio | -36486 |
| Oklahoma | 7003 |
| Oregon | 11431 |
| Pennsylvania | -7549 |
| Rhode Island | -6005 |
| South Carolina | 17887 |
| South Dakota | 1676 |
| Tennessee | 16969 |
| Texas | 120571 |
| Utah | -393 |
| Vermont | -594 |
| Virginia | 12941 |
| Washington | 27355 |
| West Virginia | 1665 |
| Wisconsin | -8323 |
| Wyoming | 20 |
| District of Columbia | 7709 |