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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Connecticut came from New York, Massachusetts, and Florida. The top states people from Connecticut left for were New York, Massachusetts, and Florida. Overall, about 88,500 people left Connecticut for another state. Meanwhile 82,700 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.3% of Connecticut's population.
Connecticut ranked 37th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 5,800 residents.

1 in 40

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

37th

Connecticut'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, Connecticut had negative net migration with 25 states.
Connecticut had a net increase of 9,900 residents with New York, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Florida at -3,700.

Connecticut had negative net migration with 23 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 39.2% of the 88,900 people who left Connecticut for another state moved to just three destinations: New York (15,200), Massachusetts (9,900), and Florida (9,800).

In 2024, people leaving Connecticut most often moved to New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.

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

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

Of the 82,800 people moving to Connecticut from another state between 2023 and 2024, 51.6% came from three states: New York (+25,100 residents), Massachusetts (+11,600), and Florida (+6,000).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Connecticut most often from New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Connecticut's 17 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Western Connecticut Planning Region had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 3.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region recorded the lowest share, with 1.7% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Connecticut and other states (2024)

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

New York

25,100
2.

Massachusetts 

11,600
3.

Florida 

6,000
4.

New Jersey

5,600
5.

California 

4,200
6.

New Hampshire

3,300
7.

Georgia 

2,700
8.

North Carolina

2,600
9.

Pennsylvania 

2,200
10.

Rhode Island

2,100

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