How America Moves

Rankings

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

Net income (AGI)Net householdsNet peopleNet per 1k residents
StatesCounties
Latest yearCumulative

Biggest gainers

  1. 1South Carolina+11.0
  2. 2Delaware+7.5
  3. 3Idaho+6.5
  4. 4North Carolina+6.4
  5. 5Tennessee+6.0
  6. 6Florida+5.0
  7. 7Montana+4.6
  8. 8Maine+4.6
  9. 9Arkansas+3.7
  10. 10Nevada+3.7
  11. 11Texas+3.7
  12. 12Arizona+3.6
  13. 13Alabama+3.2
  14. 14Georgia+3.2
  15. 15Oklahoma+3.1
  16. 16New Hampshire+2.9
  17. 17South Dakota+2.6
  18. 18West Virginia+1.8
  19. 19Missouri+1.4
  20. 20Kentucky+1.3
  21. 21Colorado+1.2
  22. 22Indiana+0.6
  23. 23Wyoming+0.6
  24. 24Wisconsin+0.4
  25. 25Utah+0.3

Biggest losers

  1. 1New York-8.4
  2. 2Alaska-5.4
  3. 3California-5.4
  4. 4Hawaii-4.5
  5. 5District of Columbia-4.5
  6. 6Illinois-4.4
  7. 7Massachusetts-4.4
  8. 8Louisiana-3.8
  9. 9New Jersey-3.5
  10. 10Maryland-3.4
  11. 11Connecticut-1.5
  12. 12Minnesota-1.4
  13. 13Kansas-1.4
  14. 14Oregon-1.3
  15. 15Pennsylvania-1.2
  16. 16Rhode Island-1.1
  17. 17Mississippi-1.1
  18. 18Michigan-0.9
  19. 19Nebraska-0.9
  20. 20North Dakota-0.9
  21. 21New Mexico-0.7
  22. 22Ohio-0.6
  23. 23Iowa-0.5
  24. 24Washington-0.3
  25. 25Vermont+0.0

Ranked by net per 1k residents (people per 1,000). Net = arrivals minus departures. Population is the latest Census estimate; counties under 20,000 residents are excluded to limit small-sample noise. Source: IRS migration data; figures cover tax filers, AGI is nominal.

Rankings by topic

States and counties ranked by cost, housing, and jobs figures. These come from federal statistical sources covering all residents, a separate universe from the tax-filer migration data above; each page names its source.