Ranking of US States By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for the United States was 1.13. Among all US states and DC, Idaho had the highest net migration rate (28.06), followed by Montana (19.38), and Delaware (14.42).

On the other hand, New York had the lowest net migration rate (-13.58) followed by California (-11.02), and Illinois (-8.06).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high net 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 Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank State Net Migration Rate
1 Idaho 28.06
2 Montana 19.38
3 Delaware 14.42
4 South Carolina 13.93
5 Maine 13.87
6 Florida 13.51
7 Arizona 12.67
8 North Carolina 10.77
9 Utah 9.69
10 Nevada 9.35
11 Vermont 8.19
12 Texas 8.13
13 South Dakota 8.1
14 New Hampshire 7.28
15 Oklahoma 7.23
16 Connecticut 7.13
17 Tennessee 7
18 Arkansas 5.7
19 Alabama 5.35
20 Georgia 4.32
21 Missouri 3.42
22 Wyoming 3.36
23 Indiana 3.31
24 Pennsylvania 2.95
25 Oregon 2.8
26 West Virginia 2.08
27 Iowa 1.77
28 Colorado 1.68
29 Rhode Island 1.3
30 Virginia 1.12
31 Kentucky 0.99
32 New Mexico 0.58
33 Massachusetts 0.25
34 Washington -0.22
35 Minnesota -0.88
36 Kansas -0.95
37 Maryland -1.41
38 Ohio -1.49
39 Mississippi -1.75
40 New Jersey -1.93
41 Michigan -2.21
42 Nebraska -2.24
43 Wisconsin -2.62
44 Alaska -3.5
45 North Dakota -4.51
46 Louisiana -5.31
47 Hawaii -5.37
48 District of Columbia -6.99
49 Illinois -8.06
50 California -11.02
51 New York -13.58