Net domestic migration: Which states are gaining—and losing—Americans
While Sun Belt states like Texas and Florida continue to see positive net migration, it’s far less domestic migration than during the Pandemic Housing Boom.
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This month, the U.S. Census Bureau published their net domestic migration figures for 2024.
Keep in mind that this metric (net domestic migration) is NOT total population change. It doesn’t include births/deaths nor international migration.
Instead, net domestic migration is calculated as the difference between the number of Americans moving into a given state (in-migration) and the number of people leaving that state (out-migration) over a specific period.
These 5 states saw the biggest net domestic migration INCREASE between July 2023 and July 2024:
- Texas —> +85,267
- North Carolina —> +82,288
- South Carolina —> +68,043
- Florida —> +64,017
- Tennessee —> +48,476
These 5 states saw the biggest net domestic migration DECREASE between July 2023 and July 2024:
- California —> -239,575
- New York —> -120,917
- Illinois —> -56,235
- New Jersey —> -35,554
- Massachusetts —> -27,480
While Sun Belt states like Texas and Florida continue to see positive net migration, it’s FAR less unbound migration than those states saw during the height of the Pandemic Housing Boom.
Indeed, Florida saw net domestic migration of +64K in 2024, compared to +314K in 2022, while Texas saw net domestic migration of +85K in 2024, compared to +222K in 2022.
To better illustrate the recent deceleration of domestic migration to Texas and Florida in the Sun Belt and how domestic migration patterns are shifting, ResiClub created maps of net migration from prior years. Keep in mind that the data published by the Census allows us to calculate shifts from July to July (e.g., July 2023 to July 2024) rather than exact calendar year net domestic migration.
Click here to view an interactive of the 2024 map below
