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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Massachusetts came from New York, Rhode Island, and California. The top states people from Massachusetts left for were New York, Rhode Island, and California. Overall, about 182,900 people left Massachusetts for another state. Meanwhile 152,900 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.2% of Massachusetts's population.
Massachusetts ranked 46th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 30,000 residents.

1 in 40

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

46th

Massachusetts'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, Massachusetts had negative net migration with 25 states.
Massachusetts had a net increase of 3,700 residents with Rhode Island, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Florida at -11,300.

Massachusetts had negative net migration with 21 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 32.7% of the 183,700 people who left Massachusetts for another state moved to just three destinations: Florida (21,800), New Hampshire (20,300), and New York (17,900).

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

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

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

Of the 152,500 people moving to Massachusetts from another state between 2023 and 2024, 31.3% came from three states: New York (+18,700 residents), Rhode Island (+15,200), and California (+13,800).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Massachusetts most often from New York, Rhode Island, and California.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Massachusetts's 14 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Dukes County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 5.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Plymouth County recorded the lowest share, with 0.7% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Massachusetts and other states (2024)

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

New York

18,700
2.

Rhode Island

15,200
3.

California 

13,800
4.

New Hampshire

11,300
5.

Florida 

10,600
6.

Connecticut 

9,900
7.

Maine 

6,700
8.

New Jersey

6,500
9.

Texas 

6,200
10.

Pennsylvania 

5,500

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