What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Alaska came from Texas, Washington state, and South Carolina. The top states people from Alaska left for were Texas, Washington state, and South Carolina. Overall, about 40,600 people left Alaska for another state. Meanwhile 30,000 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 4.1% of Alaska's population.
Alaska ranked 42 among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 10,600 residents.

2 in 35

people living in Alaska the previous year moved to another state in 2024

42nd

Alaska'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, Alaska had negative net migration with 24 states and Puerto Rico.
South Carolina had a net increase of 1,800 residents with Alaska, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Colorado at -2,200.

Alaska had negative net migration with 22 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 24.8% of the 39,800 people who left Alaska for another state moved to just three destinations: Colorado (3,700), Washington state (3,200), and California (3,000).

In 2024, people leaving Alaska most often moved to Colorado, Washington state, and California.

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

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

Of the 29,500 people moving to Alaska from another state between 2023 and 2024, 24.6% came from three states: Texas (+2,700 residents), Washington state (+2,600), and South Carolina (+2,000).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Alaska most often from Texas, Washington state, and South Carolina.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Alaska's 32 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Aleutians West Census Area had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 9.5% of its population each year. At the other end, Kusilvak Census Area recorded the lowest share, with 0.4% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Alaska and other states (2024)

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

Texas 

2,700
2.

Washington state

2,600
3.

South Carolina

2,000
4.

California 

2,000
5.

Tennessee 

1,900
6.

Massachusetts 

1,800
7.

Colorado 

1,500
8.

Virginia 

1,300
9.

Arizona 

1,300
10.

Florida 

1,100

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

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