What does this households leaving ranking show?

It orders states by Households that moved away. It is a comparison of this one published measure, not an overall ranking of where to live.

Where do these figures come from?

IRS Statistics of Income, county migration supplies this measure. States without a comparable published value are shown as not ranked rather than estimated.

How should I use this ranking?

Use it to narrow a search, then open a state or county profile for the underlying figures, source dates and caveats. A statewide number may not describe every neighbourhood.

Rankings · Migration

Lowest households leaving by state

Households that moved away.

Households that filed from this county one year and from somewhere else the next. Same basis and same limits as households in.

How to read this ranking

Wyoming has the lowest published households leaving in this comparison, at 17,041. The next states shown are Vermont (18,034) and Delaware (21,864).

The table orders 51 states by households that moved away. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.

Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Households that filed from this county one year and from somewhere else the next. Same basis and same limits as households in.

1Wyoming17,041
2Vermont18,034
3Delaware21,864
4North Dakota21,897
5Alaska21,928
6Rhode Island27,236
7South Dakota28,290
8Montana30,464
9Hawaii31,798
10District of Columbia32,142
11Maine35,503
12West Virginia36,822
13New Hampshire40,597
14New Mexico50,611
15Nebraska50,872
16Idaho54,286
17Nevada69,057
18Mississippi72,544
19Arkansas76,828
20Kansas77,699
21Iowa81,102
22Utah89,509
23Connecticut90,048
24Oklahoma105,451
25Kentucky111,083
26Louisiana113,321
27Alabama113,794
28Oregon129,001
29South Carolina147,172
30Wisconsin147,593
31Arizona155,894
32Missouri171,685
33Minnesota175,081
34Indiana179,894
35Maryland186,376
36Tennessee197,508
37Massachusetts201,157
38Washington217,644
39Michigan240,872
40Colorado249,598
41New Jersey255,408
42Ohio279,045
43Illinois287,273
44Pennsylvania288,829
45North Carolina316,880
46Virginia331,528
47Georgia376,915
48New York527,055
49Florida688,277
50Texas824,544
51California852,299

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Frequently asked questions

What does this ranking show?: It orders states by Households that moved away. It is one measure, not an overall verdict on where to live.
Where do the figures come from?: IRS Statistics of Income, county migration. States without a comparable published figure are listed as not ranked rather than estimated.
How should I use it?: Use it to narrow your search, then open a state or county profile for the source date, caveats and local context.

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county migration. · How this is built

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