What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 14, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Arkansas came from Texas, Florida, and Missouri. The top states people from Arkansas left for were Texas, Florida, and Missouri. Overall, about 56,800 people left Arkansas for another state. Meanwhile 62,900 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.1% of Arkansas's population.
Arkansas ranked 25th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 6,100 residents.

1 in 50

people living in Arkansas moved in 2024 from another state

25th

Arkansas'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, Arkansas had positive net migration with 25 states.
Arkansas had a net increase of 3,400 residents with New Mexico, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Mississippi at -3,000.

Arkansas had positive net migration with 25 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 36.9% of the 56,400 people who left Arkansas for another state moved to just three destinations: Texas (9,100), Oklahoma (6,000), and Missouri (5,800).

In 2024, people leaving Arkansas most often moved to Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

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

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

Of the 62,800 people moving to Arkansas from another state between 2023 and 2024, 37.2% came from three states: Texas (+10,800 residents), Missouri (+4,400), and New Mexico (+3,600).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Arkansas most often from Texas, Florida, and Missouri.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Arkansas's 75 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Stone County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 5.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Cleveland County recorded the lowest share, with 0% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Arkansas and other states (2024)

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

Texas 

10,800
2.

Florida 

4,400
3.

Missouri 

4,400
4.

New Mexico

3,600
5.

Oklahoma 

3,200
6.

Louisiana 

3,200
7.

Tennessee 

2,600
8.

Iowa 

2,400
9.

Colorado 

2,000
10.

Mississippi 

2,000

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