Net domestic migration: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Net domestic migration. All 50 states and District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with data in Migration by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025, year to July 1.
National value: 0 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: -229,077 to -4,525
- Group 2: -4,525 to 0
- Group 3: 0 to 6,855
- Group 4: 6,855 to 14,492
- Highest: 14,492 to 84,064
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | North Carolina | 84,064 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Texas | 67,299 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 66,622 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 42,389 |
| 5 | Arizona | 31,107 |
| 6 | Georgia | 27,333 |
| 7 | Alabama | 23,358 |
| 8 | Florida | 22,517 |
| 9 | Idaho | 19,915 |
| 10 | Nevada | 14,914 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 14,492 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 14,475 |
| 13 | Missouri | 14,028 |
| 14 | Indiana | 12,197 |
| 15 | Ohio | 11,926 |
| 16 | Washington | 9,238 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 8,300 |
| 18 | Maine | 7,406 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 7,269 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 6,984 |
| 21 | Delaware | 6,855 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 6,554 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 6,408 |
| 24 | Montana | 6,348 |
| 25 | Virginia | 6,268 |
| 26 | Utah | 3,343 |
| 27 | Oregon | 2,228 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 2,169 |
| 29 | Michigan | 1,796 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 1,474 |
| 31 | North Dakota | 512 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 33 | Nebraska | -366 |
| 34 | Kansas | -519 |
| 35 | Vermont | -726 |
| 36 | Mississippi | -917 |
| 37 | Iowa | -970 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | -1,551 |
| 39 | New Mexico | -2,267 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | -2,936 |
| 41 | District of Columbia | -4,128 |
| 42 | Alaska | -4,525 |
| 43 | Connecticut | -5,945 |
| 44 | Hawaii | -8,876 |
| 45 | Colorado | -12,100 |
| 46 | Maryland | -12,127 |
| 47 | Louisiana | -14,387 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | -33,340 |
| 49 | New Jersey | -37,428 |
| 50 | Illinois | -40,017 |
| 51 | New York | -137,586 |
| 52 | California | -229,077 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: State Population Totals and Components of Change (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA). Reference period: 2025, year to July 1.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by net domestic migration (2025, year to July 1). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 state totals; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-27. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-net-domestic-migration/