Ranking of US States By Net Migration in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Migration for the United States was 858.74K. Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest net migration (226.44K), followed by Florida (204.33K), and California (54.26K).
On the other hand, Illinois had the lowest net migration (-43.51K) followed by Ohio (-20.70K), and New Jersey (-18.21K).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high net migration, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
See this for other years:
Ranking of US States By Net Migration in 2012
Items per page:
25
0 of 0
| Rank | State | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 226441 |
| 2 | Florida | 204331 |
| 3 | California | 54261 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 52021 |
| 5 | Arizona | 45529 |
| 6 | Virginia | 42251 |
| 7 | Colorado | 38987 |
| 8 | Georgia | 37428 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 35385 |
| 10 | Washington | 34188 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 31129 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 30410 |
| 13 | Maryland | 19684 |
| 14 | Nevada | 17053 |
| 15 | Oregon | 15577 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 15022 |
| 17 | North Dakota | 12295 |
| 18 | District of Columbia | 10407 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 7227 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 7211 |
| 21 | Alabama | 6168 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 5881 |
| 23 | South Dakota | 5529 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 4771 |
| 25 | Delaware | 4549 |
| 26 | Utah | 4489 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 4048 |
| 28 | Montana | 3550 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 2712 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 2541 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 2484 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 2310 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 1795 |
| 34 | Kansas | 1695 |
| 35 | Alaska | 1158 |
| 36 | Idaho | 1035 |
| 37 | Maine | -218 |
| 38 | Iowa | -323 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | -580 |
| 40 | Connecticut | -1158 |
| 41 | Vermont | -1417 |
| 42 | Indiana | -2438 |
| 43 | New Mexico | -3450 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | -4460 |
| 45 | Missouri | -4613 |
| 46 | Mississippi | -5219 |
| 47 | Michigan | -8496 |
| 48 | New York | -18021 |
| 49 | New Jersey | -18211 |
| 50 | Ohio | -20699 |
| 51 | Illinois | -43513 |