What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Colorado came from Texas, California, and Florida. The top states people from Colorado left for were Texas, California, and Florida. Overall, about 206,700 people left Colorado for another state. Meanwhile 182,500 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 3.1% of Colorado's population.
Colorado ranked 45th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 24,200 residents.

1 in 30

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

45th

Colorado'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, Colorado had negative net migration with 34 states.
Colorado had a net increase of 4,600 residents with Texas, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Kansas at -5,300.

Colorado had negative net migration with 32 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 23.7% of the 206,700 people who left Colorado for another state moved to just three destinations: Texas (23,000), California (15,800), and Arizona (10,300).

In 2024, people leaving Colorado most often moved to Texas, California, and Arizona.

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

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

Of the 182,500 people moving to Colorado from another state between 2023 and 2024, 32.8% came from three states: Texas (+27,600 residents), California (+19,700), and Florida (+12,600).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Colorado most often from Texas, California, and Florida.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Colorado's 64 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Mineral County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 15.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Jackson County recorded the lowest share, with 0.1% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Colorado and other states (2024)

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

Texas 

27,600
2.

California 

19,700
3.

Florida 

12,600
4.

Arizona 

9,800
5.

Virginia 

8,000
6.

Washington state

6,200
7.

New Mexico

5,600
8.

North Carolina

5,500
9.

Oklahoma 

5,400
10.

Utah 

5,400

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