United States Net Migration By State in 2012
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the net migration for the United States was 858,736. Texas had the highest net migration (226,441), followed by Florida (204,331), and California (54,261). On the other hand, Illinois had the lowest net migration -43,513, followed by Ohio (-20,699), and New Jersey (-18,211).
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.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each state. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
Net migration for a state refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the state and those leaving the state. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given state is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that state.
| State | Net Migration |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 6168 |
| Alaska | 1158 |
| Arizona | 45529 |
| Arkansas | 2712 |
| California | 54261 |
| Colorado | 38987 |
| Connecticut | -1158 |
| Delaware | 4549 |
| Florida | 204331 |
| Georgia | 37428 |
| Hawaii | 7227 |
| Idaho | 1035 |
| Illinois | -43513 |
| Indiana | -2438 |
| Iowa | -323 |
| Kansas | 1695 |
| Kentucky | 4771 |
| Louisiana | 4048 |
| Maine | -218 |
| Maryland | 19684 |
| Massachusetts | 31129 |
| Michigan | -8496 |
| Minnesota | 2484 |
| Mississippi | -5219 |
| Missouri | -4613 |
| Montana | 3550 |
| Nebraska | 2310 |
| Nevada | 17053 |
| New Hampshire | 2541 |
| New Jersey | -18211 |
| New Mexico | -3450 |
| New York | -18021 |
| North Carolina | 52021 |
| North Dakota | 12295 |
| Ohio | -20699 |
| Oklahoma | 15022 |
| Oregon | 15577 |
| Pennsylvania | 7211 |
| Rhode Island | -580 |
| South Carolina | 30410 |
| South Dakota | 5529 |
| Tennessee | 35385 |
| Texas | 226441 |
| Utah | 4489 |
| Vermont | -1417 |
| Virginia | 42251 |
| Washington | 34188 |
| West Virginia | 1795 |
| Wisconsin | -4460 |
| Wyoming | 5881 |
| District of Columbia | 10407 |