United States Net International Migration By State in 2012

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the net international migration for the United States was 858,736. Florida had the highest net international migration (100,592), followed by California (95,561), and New York (90,304). On the other hand, Vermont had the lowest net international migration 337, followed by Montana (535), and Wyoming (609).

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Net International migration for a given state refers to the difference between number of people moving to the state from other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States (50 states and District of Columbia) and the number of people moving out of the state to other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States.