Ranking of US States By Net International Migration Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net International Migration Rate per 1K for the United States was 2.75. Among all US states and DC, Hawaii had the highest net international migration rate (7.41), followed by Massachusetts (5.85), and District of Columbia (5.75).

On the other hand, Maine had the lowest net international migration rate (0.49) followed by Montana (0.54), and Vermont (0.54).

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

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Ranking of US States By Net International Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank State Net Intl. Migration Rate
1 Hawaii 7.41
2 Massachusetts 5.85
3 District of Columbia 5.75
4 Florida 5.25
5 Virginia 4.64
6 New York 4.62
7 Connecticut 4.51
8 Maryland 4.46
9 Rhode Island 4.28
10 Alaska 3.42
11 Texas 3.28
12 Washington 3.24
13 New Jersey 3.16
14 South Dakota 2.71
15 New Hampshire 2.6
16 California 2.53
17 Michigan 2.48
18 Arizona 2.41
19 North Carolina 2.33
20 Colorado 2.28
20 Georgia 2.28
21 Kansas 2.2
22 Minnesota 2.17
23 Illinois 2.13
24 Pennsylvania 2.07
25 Kentucky 1.9
26 North Dakota 1.87
27 Utah 1.86
28 New Mexico 1.83
29 Oklahoma 1.82
30 Nebraska 1.8
31 Indiana 1.71
32 Ohio 1.59
33 Delaware 1.48
34 Iowa 1.4
35 South Carolina 1.38
36 Arkansas 1.36
37 Nevada 1.34
37 Tennessee 1.34
38 Alabama 1.31
39 Oregon 1.2
40 Missouri 1.19
41 Idaho 1.1
42 Wyoming 1.07
43 Wisconsin 1.06
44 Louisiana 1.01
45 Mississippi 0.78
46 West Virginia 0.61
47 Montana 0.54
47 Vermont 0.54
48 Maine 0.49