Interstate migration
Interstate migration in the United States
In 2024, 7,157,607 people age 1 and over lived in a different state than a year earlier, 18.1 percent of the 39,597,954 people who moved and about 2.1 percent of the national population. Florida drew the most arrivals from other states at 573,876, followed by Texas at 556,156.
Key takeaways
- 7,157,607 people age 1 and over were living in a different state in 2024 than a year earlier.
- Interstate moves were 18.1 percent of all 39,597,954 moves. Half of all moves, 50.3 percent, stayed inside the same county.
- The national mover rate was 11.76 percent of the population age 1 and over.
- Florida recorded the most arrivals from another state at 573,876, ahead of Texas at 556,156 and California at 406,873.
- New York recorded 285,304 arrivals from other states, fifth nationally, which measures inbound moves only and not any single state-to-state flow.
Interstate migration at a glance, 2024 reporting year
7,157,607
Moved to a different state
People age 1 and over, Census ACS 1-year table B07003.
18.1%
Share of all movers
Of 39,597,954 people who moved during the year.
11.76%
National mover rate
All movers as a share of the population age 1 and over.
Florida
Top arrival state
573,876 residents who lived in a different state a year earlier.
States with the most arrivals from another state
| State | Arrivals from another state |
|---|---|
| Florida | 573,876 |
| Texas | 556,156 |
| California | 406,873 |
| North Carolina | 299,782 |
| New York | 285,304 |
| Georgia | 266,483 |
| Virginia | 265,514 |
| Arizona | 234,926 |
| Pennsylvania | 234,593 |
| Washington | 222,059 |
How Americans moved in 2024
| Type of move | People | Share of movers |
|---|---|---|
| Within the same county | 19,924,391 | 50.3% |
| To a different county in the same state | 9,963,763 | 25.2% |
| To a different state | 7,157,607 | 18.1% |
| From abroad | 2,552,193 | 6.4% |
What the 2024 numbers mean for a long distance move
Interstate moves are the minority of American moves but they carry most of the cost and most of the planning risk. Only 18.1 percent of 2024 moves crossed a state line, yet those are the moves that involve weight based pricing, multi day transit, licensing across jurisdictions, and delivery windows rather than delivery times.
The destination pattern is concentrated. Florida, Texas, and California together absorbed 1,536,905 arrivals from other states, more than a fifth of every interstate move in the country. That concentration is what drives seasonal capacity pressure on southbound and southwestern lanes, because carriers are chasing the same corridors at the same time.
One limit matters when reading these figures. Census table B07003 reports mobility status, meaning whether a resident lived in a different state a year earlier. It does not report where they came from. A number like 573,876 arrivals in Florida is total inbound volume from all states combined, not a route. Any claim about a specific pairing, for example New York to Florida, requires the Census state-to-state migration flows dataset, which is a separate release.
How we built this
All figures come from a single stored snapshot of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B07003, Geographical Mobility in the Past Year by Sex for Current Residence. The snapshot is version 1, reporting year 2024, retrieved 3 August 2026, 359 verified records, checksum 49b0272c1487ee4b183151c76cc00f6469c4979abacf994f42c1001186ce7264. Cost context uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index series for moving, storage, and freight.
- 01Retrieve table B07003 for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States total.
- 02Store each estimate as a verified data point with state and reporting period attached. Every number on this page resolves to one of those records.
- 03Sum the 51 state level values for movers from a different state to produce the national interstate total.
- 04Compute shares against the national total movers estimate rather than re-deriving a denominator.
- 05Publish no state-to-state pairing, because B07003 measures mobility status and does not contain origin to destination flows.
Frequently asked questions
- How many people moved to a different state in 2024?
- 7,157,607 people age 1 and over lived in a different state in 2024 than they did a year earlier, based on Census ACS 1-year table B07003.
- What share of moves are interstate?
- Interstate moves were 18.1 percent of the 39,597,954 moves recorded in 2024. Just over half of all moves, 50.3 percent, stayed within the same county.
- Which state gained the most arrivals from other states in 2024?
- Florida, with 573,876 residents who lived in a different state one year earlier, followed by Texas at 556,156 and California at 406,873.
- Does this data show New York to Florida migration?
- No. Table B07003 reports whether a resident lived in a different state a year earlier, not which state they came from. Specific state-to-state pairings require the Census state-to-state migration flows dataset.
- What is the national mover rate?
- 11.76 percent of the U.S. population age 1 and over moved during the 2024 reporting year.
Revision history
- August 3, 2026 · v1 · Initial publication from Census B07003 snapshot v1 (2024) (Phase 2 research launch)