What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Florida came from New York, Texas, and California. The top states people from Florida left for were New York, Texas, and California. Overall, about 506,200 people left Florida for another state. Meanwhile 573,900 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.5% of Florida's population.
Florida ranked second among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 67,600 residents.

1 in 40

people living in Florida moved in 2024 from another state

2nd

Florida'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, Florida had positive net migration with 29 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Florida had a net increase of 22,600 residents with New York, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Georgia at -18,000.

Florida had positive net migration with 29 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 26.8% of the 514,700 people who left Florida for another state moved to just three destinations: Georgia (52,400), Texas (52,200), and North Carolina (33,600).

In 2024, people leaving Florida most often moved to Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina.

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

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

Of the 585,300 people moving to Florida from another state between 2023 and 2024, 22.6% came from three states: New York (+50,700 residents), Texas (+45,300), and California (+36,200).

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

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

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

From 2020 to 2024, Okaloosa County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.2% of its population each year. At the other end, Taylor County recorded the lowest share, with 0.5% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Florida and other states (2024)

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

New York

50,700
2.

Texas 

45,300
3.

California 

36,200
4.

Georgia 

34,400
5.

Pennsylvania 

33,500
6.

Virginia 

28,900
7.

North Carolina

25,900
8.

Illinois 

24,400
9.

New Jersey

22,600
10.

Massachusetts 

21,800

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Methodology

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

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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