Ranking of US States By Net Domestic Migration in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all US states and DC, Florida had the highest net domestic migration (127.57K), followed by Arizona (85.78K), and Texas (84.64K).

On the other hand, New York had the lowest net domestic migration (-180.04K) followed by California (-160.19K), and Illinois (-113.77K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high net domestic migration, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

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Rank State Net Dom. Migration
1 Florida 127568
2 Arizona 85777
3 Texas 84638
4 North Carolina 72887
5 South Carolina 51073
6 Nevada 48124
7 Washington 45220
8 Colorado 42580
9 Tennessee 42418
10 Georgia 41256
11 Oregon 26053
12 Idaho 24401
13 Utah 16191
14 Delaware 7049
15 Minnesota 6291
16 Montana 5744
17 Maine 5701
18 Alabama 5664
19 Indiana 4297
20 New Hampshire 2782
21 Arkansas 2449
22 Kentucky 1025
23 South Dakota 798
24 Vermont -285
25 District of Columbia -444
26 Wisconsin -653
27 Missouri -2096
28 North Dakota -2196
29 Rhode Island -2522
30 Oklahoma -3530
31 Wyoming -3549
32 Nebraska -3593
33 Iowa -4825
34 New Mexico -5068
35 West Virginia -7734
36 Virginia -9321
37 Alaska -11078
38 Kansas -11194
39 Ohio -11486
40 Hawaii -12928
41 Mississippi -14595
42 Michigan -15834
43 Pennsylvania -20340
44 Connecticut -23606
45 Maryland -24238
46 Massachusetts -27035
47 Louisiana -27183
48 New Jersey -50643
49 Illinois -113775
50 California -160192
51 New York -180043