Ranking of US States By Net Migration in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration for the United States was 719.87K. Among all US states and DC, Florida had the highest net migration (260.26K), followed by Texas (153.78K), and Arizona (93.96K).
On the other hand, New York had the lowest net migration (-122.27K) followed by Illinois (-92.88K), and California (-91.82K).
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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Net Migration in 2018
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| Rank | State | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Florida | 260258 |
| 2 | Texas | 153776 |
| 3 | Arizona | 93957 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 89094 |
| 5 | Washington | 68825 |
| 6 | Georgia | 59022 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 57942 |
| 8 | Colorado | 53886 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 52842 |
| 10 | Nevada | 47427 |
| 11 | Oregon | 29645 |
| 12 | Idaho | 24864 |
| 13 | Utah | 22303 |
| 14 | Indiana | 19711 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 16380 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 12657 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 10705 |
| 18 | Alabama | 9604 |
| 19 | Virginia | 7868 |
| 20 | Delaware | 7719 |
| 21 | Maine | 6725 |
| 22 | Montana | 6179 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 5358 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 5352 |
| 25 | Missouri | 4277 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 3501 |
| 27 | Ohio | 2615 |
| 28 | District of Columbia | 2611 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 2515 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | 2109 |
| 31 | South Dakota | 1436 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 1345 |
| 33 | Vermont | 266 |
| 34 | Nebraska | -115 |
| 35 | North Dakota | -949 |
| 36 | Iowa | -1736 |
| 37 | Michigan | -1822 |
| 38 | Wyoming | -2841 |
| 39 | New Mexico | -3445 |
| 40 | Connecticut | -4657 |
| 41 | Kansas | -6887 |
| 42 | Maryland | -7609 |
| 43 | West Virginia | -7680 |
| 44 | Hawaii | -8391 |
| 45 | Alaska | -10336 |
| 46 | Mississippi | -12506 |
| 47 | Louisiana | -23436 |
| 48 | New Jersey | -23525 |
| 49 | California | -91823 |
| 50 | Illinois | -92876 |
| 51 | New York | -122269 |