What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Alabama came from Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. The top states people from Alabama left for were Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. Overall, about 97,700 people left Alabama for another state. Meanwhile 119,900 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.3% of Alabama's population.
Alabama ranked 10th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 22,200 residents.

1 in 43

people living in Alabama moved in 2024 from another state

10th

Alabama's rank in net state-to-state migration (2024)
Along with immigration and natural population change, state-to-state migration is one of the three ways a state's population may shift. In 2024, Alabama had positive net migration with 24 states.
Alabama had a net increase of 5,700 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with North Carolina at -3,200.

Alabama had negative net migration with 20 states in 2024.

Net migration between Alabama and other states, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from Alabama moved to another state in the past year?

In 2024, 37.7% of the 97,300 people who left Alabama for another state moved to just three destinations: Georgia (15,800), Florida (11,100), and Tennessee (9,800).

In 2024, people leaving Alabama most often moved to Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.

People moving from Alabama to another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from another state moved to Alabama in the past year?

Of the 121,000 people moving to Alabama from another state between 2023 and 2024, 35.5% came from three states: Florida (+16,400 residents), Georgia (+15,200 residents), and Tennessee (+11,300 residents).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Alabama most often from Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

People moving to Alabama from another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Alabama's 67 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Dale County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 7% of its population each year. At the other end, Monroe County recorded the lowest share, with 0.3% of residents moving in from another state.

The share of the population that moved from another state in a given year varies throughout Alabama.

Annual average of share of population 1 year or older who moved from another state in the previous year (2020–2024)

Migration routes between Alabama and other states (2024)

Migration routes between Alabama and other states (2024)
Residence 1 year agoEstimate
1.

Florida 

16,400
2.

Georgia 

15,200
3.

Tennessee 

11,300
4.

Mississippi 

7,600
5.

Texas 

7,400
6.

California 

7,100
7.

Illinois 

5,200
8.

Virginia 

5,100
9.

Colorado 

3,000
10.

New York

2,900

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

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