What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Kansas came from Missouri, Colorado, and Texas. The top states people from Kansas left for were Missouri, Colorado, and Texas. Overall, about 83,800 people left Kansas for another state. Meanwhile 83,700 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.8% of Kansas's population.
Kansas ranked 36th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 85 residents.

1 in 35

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

36th

Kansas'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, Kansas had negative net migration with 26 states and Puerto Rico.
had a net increase of <5,300> residents with , the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in <2024> was with at <-3,600>.

Kansas had negative net migration with 22 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 39.9% of the 83,000 people who left Kansas for another state moved to just three destinations: Missouri (18,400), Texas (9,900), and Florida (4,700).

In 2024, people leaving Kansas most often moved to Missouri, Texas, and Florida.

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

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

Of the 84,100 people moving to Kansas from another state between 2023 and 2024, 41.6% came from three states: Missouri (+21,700 residents), Colorado (+7,000), and Texas (+6,400).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Kansas most often from Missouri, Colorado, and Texas.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Kansas's 105 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Geary County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 12.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Stanton 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 Kansas.

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

Migration routes between Kansas and other states (2024)

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

Missouri 

21,700
2.

Colorado 

7,000
3.

Texas 

6,400
4.

Oklahoma 

5,400
5.

California 

5,200
6.

Arizona 

4,100
7.

Nebraska 

3,200
8.

Tennessee 

2,500
9.

Florida 

2,500
10.

Washington state

2,000

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Methodology

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

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