How America Moves

Rankings

Biggest gainers and losers by net migration, 2022–2023 filing years.

Net income (AGI)Net householdsNet people
StatesCounties

Biggest gainers

  1. 1Texas+54,904
  2. 2Florida+54,902
  3. 3North Carolina+38,810
  4. 4South Carolina+29,053
  5. 5Tennessee+23,884
  6. 6Arizona+16,853
  7. 7Georgia+14,067
  8. 8Colorado+10,878
  9. 9Nevada+8,928
  10. 10Washington+8,282
  11. 11Alabama+6,124
  12. 12Idaho+5,792
  13. 13Oklahoma+5,285
  14. 14Arkansas+5,213
  15. 15Delaware+4,013
  16. 16Maine+3,553
  17. 17Montana+3,035
  18. 18Utah+3,021
  19. 19Missouri+2,540
  20. 20Kentucky+2,063
  21. 21New Hampshire+2,046
  22. 22South Dakota+1,513
  23. 23District of Columbia+1,366
  24. 24West Virginia+839
  25. 25Virginia+458

Biggest losers

  1. 1California-106,205
  2. 2New York-75,987
  3. 3Illinois-29,506
  4. 4New Jersey-20,990
  5. 5Massachusetts-16,921
  6. 6Maryland-14,197
  7. 7Pennsylvania-13,126
  8. 8Louisiana-10,253
  9. 9Michigan-9,487
  10. 10Ohio-8,565
  11. 11Connecticut-6,281
  12. 12Minnesota-5,567
  13. 13Kansas-3,377
  14. 14Mississippi-3,179
  15. 15Hawaii-2,546
  16. 16Iowa-2,508
  17. 17Indiana-1,650
  18. 18Nebraska-1,491
  19. 19Alaska-1,373
  20. 20Oregon-634
  21. 21Vermont-370
  22. 22Rhode Island-243
  23. 23New Mexico-72
  24. 24North Dakota-43
  25. 25Wyoming+153

Ranked by net households (tax returns). Net = arrivals minus departures. Source: IRS migration data; figures cover tax filers, AGI is nominal.