What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Illinois came from Texas, California, and Wisconsin. The top states people from Illinois left for were Texas, California, and Wisconsin. Overall, about 282,800 people left Illinois for another state. Meanwhile 200,300 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.6% of Illinois's population.
Illinois ranked 48th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 82,500 residents.

2 in 90

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

48th

Illinois'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, Illinois had negative net migration with 34 states and Puerto Rico.
New York had a net increase of 3,300 residents with Illinois, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Florida at -11,700.

Illinois had negative net migration with 32 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 26.2% of the 283,300 people who left Illinois for another state moved to just three destinations: Indiana (25,700), Florida (24,400), and Wisconsin (24,000).

In 2024, people leaving Illinois most often moved to Indiana, Florida, and Wisconsin.

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

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

Of the 201,600 people moving to Illinois from another state between 2023 and 2024, 23.5% came from three states: Texas (+18,200 residents), California (+15,100), and Wisconsin (+14,100).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Illinois most often from Texas, California, and Wisconsin.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Illinois's 102 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Pulaski County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Menard County recorded the lowest share, with 0.2% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Illinois and other states (2024)

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

Texas 

18,200
2.

California 

15,100
3.

Wisconsin 

14,100
4.

Indiana 

14,100
5.

Florida 

12,800
6.

New York

11,100
7.

Missouri 

10,900
8.

Michigan 

9,400
9.

Ohio 

7,400
10.

Iowa 

6,700

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