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States: who gains movers, who loses them

In 2022–23, 27 of the 51 states (counting DC) took in more returns from other states than they sent out. South Carolina had the highest net rate at +14.0 per 1,000 returns; New York had the lowest at −8.4.

Alabama: +3.4 per 1,000Alaska: -4.7 per 1,000Arizona: +6.0 per 1,000Arkansas: +4.7 per 1,000California: -6.2 per 1,000Colorado: +4.4 per 1,000Connecticut: -3.6 per 1,000Delaware: +9.5 per 1,000District of Columbia: +5.6 per 1,000Florida: +5.9 per 1,000Georgia: +3.5 per 1,000Hawaii: -4.3 per 1,000Idaho: +7.7 per 1,000Illinois: -5.4 per 1,000Indiana: -0.4 per 1,000Iowa: -1.8 per 1,000Kansas: -2.7 per 1,000Kentucky: +1.3 per 1,000Louisiana: -6.0 per 1,000Maine: +5.9 per 1,000Maryland: -5.3 per 1,000Massachusetts: -5.0 per 1,000Michigan: -2.1 per 1,000Minnesota: -2.1 per 1,000Mississippi: -2.9 per 1,000Missouri: +1.1 per 1,000Montana: +6.5 per 1,000Nebraska: -1.8 per 1,000Nevada: +6.7 per 1,000New Hampshire: +3.4 per 1,000New Jersey: -4.9 per 1,000New Mexico: -0.2 per 1,000New York: -8.4 per 1,000North Carolina: +9.3 per 1,000North Dakota: -0.1 per 1,000Ohio: -1.6 per 1,000Oklahoma: +3.7 per 1,000Oregon: -0.0 per 1,000Pennsylvania: -2.2 per 1,000Rhode Island: -0.3 per 1,000South Carolina: +14.0 per 1,000South Dakota: +4.0 per 1,000Tennessee: +8.6 per 1,000Texas: +4.9 per 1,000Utah: +2.4 per 1,000Vermont: -1.0 per 1,000Virginia: +0.1 per 1,000Washington: +3.0 per 1,000West Virginia: +1.3 per 1,000Wisconsin: +0.2 per 1,000Wyoming: +0.8 per 1,000

Net migration per 1,000 returns: below −15−15 to −5−5 to 00 to 55 to 1515 and above

All 51, by net migration rate

Net returns from moves between states per 1,000 returns filed in the state.

  1. South Carolina+14.0
  2. Delaware+9.5
  3. North Carolina+9.3
  4. Tennessee+8.6
  5. Idaho+7.7
  6. Nevada+6.7
  7. Montana+6.5
  8. Arizona+6.0
  9. Florida+5.9
  10. Maine+5.9
  11. District of Columbia+5.6
  12. Texas+4.9
  13. Arkansas+4.7
  14. Colorado+4.4
  15. South Dakota+4.0
  16. Oklahoma+3.7
  17. Georgia+3.5
  18. Alabama+3.4
  19. New Hampshire+3.4
  20. Washington+3.0
  21. Utah+2.4
  22. Kentucky+1.3
  23. West Virginia+1.3
  24. Missouri+1.1
  25. Wyoming+0.8
  26. Wisconsin+0.2
  27. Virginia+0.1
  28. Oregon0.0
  29. North Dakota−0.1
  30. New Mexico−0.2
  31. Rhode Island−0.3
  32. Indiana−0.4
  33. Vermont−1.0
  34. Ohio−1.6
  35. Iowa−1.8
  36. Nebraska−1.8
  37. Michigan−2.1
  38. Minnesota−2.1
  39. Pennsylvania−2.2
  40. Kansas−2.7
  41. Mississippi−2.9
  42. Connecticut−3.6
  43. Hawaii−4.3
  44. Alaska−4.7
  45. New Jersey−4.9
  46. Massachusetts−5.0
  47. Maryland−5.3
  48. Illinois−5.4
  49. Louisiana−6.0
  50. California−6.2
  51. New York−8.4