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Net domestic migration, annual.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
Annual net movement between U.S. counties in the Census Population Estimates Program. Positive means more people arrived from elsewhere in the U.S. than left; international arrivals are separate.
California has the lowest published domestic migration in this comparison, at -229,077. The next states shown are New York (-137,586) and Illinois (-40,017).
The table orders 51 states by net domestic migration, annual. 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. Annual net movement between U.S. counties in the Census Population Estimates Program. Positive means more people arrived from elsewhere in the U.S. than left; international arrivals are separate.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/domestic-migration" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Net domestic migration, annual by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. · How this is built