What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Missouri came from Kansas, Illinois, and Texas. The top states people from Missouri left for were Kansas, Illinois, and Texas. Overall, about 132,600 people left Missouri for another state. Meanwhile 140,700 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.3% of Missouri's population.
Missouri ranked 20th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 8,100 residents.

2 in 90

people living in Missouri moved in 2024 from another state

20th

Missouri'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, Missouri had negative net migration with 24 states.
Missouri had a net increase of 7,500 residents with Illinois, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Kansas at -3,200.

Missouri had negative net migration with 21 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 36.1% of the 131,900 people who left Missouri for another state moved to just three destinations: Kansas (21,700), Texas (15,100), and Illinois (10,900).

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

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

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

Of the 140,600 people moving to Missouri from another state between 2023 and 2024, 35.2% came from three states: Kansas (+18,400 residents), Illinois (+18,400), and Texas (+12,700).

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

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Missouri's 115 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Pulaski County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 20.5% of its population each year. At the other end, Sullivan 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 Missouri.

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

Migration routes between Missouri and other states (2024)

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

Kansas 

18,400
2.

Illinois 

18,400
3.

Texas 

12,700
4.

California 

8,800
5.

Colorado 

7,400
6.

Florida 

6,600
7.

Arkansas 

5,800
8.

New York

5,000
9.

Arizona 

4,900
10.

Georgia 

4,200

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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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