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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Maine came from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Florida. The top states people from Maine left for were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Florida. Overall, about 28,100 people left Maine for another state. Meanwhile 35,900 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.6% of Maine's population.
Maine ranked 21st among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 7,800 residents.

1 in 40

people living in Maine moved in 2024 from another state

21st

Maine'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, Maine had positive net migration with 29 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Maine had a net increase of 1,300 residents with New Hampshire, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with North Carolina at -1,300.

Maine had positive net migration with 20 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 49.2% of the 26,700 people who left Maine for another state moved to just three destinations: Massachusetts (6,700), Florida (3,300), and New Hampshire (3,100).

In 2024, people leaving Maine most often moved to Massachusetts, Florida, and New Hampshire.

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

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

Of the 35,400 people moving to Maine from another state between 2023 and 2024, 40.4% came from three states: Massachusetts (+6,700 residents), New Hampshire (+4,400 residents), and Florida (+3,200 residents).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Maine most often from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Florida.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Maine's 16 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Sagadahoc County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 4.2% of its population each year. At the other end, Androscoggin County recorded the lowest share, with 1.4% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Maine and other states (2024)

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

Massachusetts 

6,700
2.

New Hampshire

4,400
3.

Florida 

3,200
4.

New York

1,900
5.

California 

1,800
6.

North Carolina

1,300
7.

Connecticut 

1,200
8.

Alaska 

1,100
9.

Maryland 

916
10.

Virginia 

883

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