Net migration: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Net 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: 1,262,202 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: -119,799 to 3,256
- Group 2: 3,256 to 6,921
- Group 3: 6,921 to 19,945
- Group 4: 19,945 to 32,502
- Highest: 32,502 to 234,774
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Texas | 234,774 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Florida | 201,191 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 130,954 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 79,552 |
| 5 | Georgia | 69,912 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 60,379 |
| 7 | Arizona | 59,326 |
| 8 | Washington | 55,440 |
| 9 | Virginia | 46,704 |
| 10 | Ohio | 40,431 |
| 11 | Michigan | 32,502 |
| 12 | Alabama | 32,304 |
| 13 | Indiana | 30,049 |
| 14 | Missouri | 26,693 |
| 15 | Nevada | 25,465 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 23,985 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 22,978 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 22,912 |
| 19 | Idaho | 22,063 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 20,786 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 19,945 |
| 22 | New Jersey | 15,636 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 14,244 |
| 24 | Oregon | 11,864 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 11,589 |
| 26 | Maine | 11,446 |
| 27 | Utah | 10,844 |
| 28 | Delaware | 10,328 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 8,957 |
| 30 | Maryland | 8,376 |
| 31 | Montana | 7,247 |
| 32 | Kansas | 6,921 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 6,900 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 6,652 |
| 35 | Mississippi | 6,534 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 6,233 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 5,352 |
| 38 | Iowa | 4,933 |
| 39 | Illinois | 4,735 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 4,372 |
| 41 | North Dakota | 3,322 |
| 42 | Colorado | 3,256 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 1,732 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 612 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 513 |
| 46 | Vermont | -103 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | -213 |
| 48 | Alaska | -2,566 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | -2,779 |
| 50 | Hawaii | -4,108 |
| 51 | New York | -41,952 |
| 52 | California | -119,799 |
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 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-migration/