What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Nevada came from California, Texas, and Florida. The top states people from Nevada left for were California, Texas, and Florida. Overall, about 89,500 people left Nevada for another state. Meanwhile 130,800 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 4% of Nevada's population.
Nevada ranked sixth among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 41,300 residents.

2 in 50

people living in Nevada moved in 2024 from another state

6th

Nevada'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, Nevada had positive net migration with 24 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Nevada had a net increase of 32,200 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Florida at -3,000.

Nevada had positive net migration with 23 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 41% of the 89,400 people who left Nevada for another state moved to just three destinations: California (21,100), Florida (9,300), and Texas (6,100).

In 2024, people leaving Nevada most often moved to California, Florida, and Texas.

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

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

Of the 130,600 people moving to Nevada from another state between 2023 and 2024, 52% came from three states: California (+53,300 residents), Texas (+8,300), and Florida (+6,300).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Nevada most often from California, Texas, and Florida.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Nevada's 17 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Esmeralda County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 10.3% of its population each year. At the other end, Lincoln County recorded the lowest share, with 0.5% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Nevada and other states (2024)

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

California 

53,300
2.

Texas 

8,300
3.

Florida 

6,300
4.

Arizona 

5,500
5.

Washington state

4,900
6.

Virginia 

4,600
7.

Colorado 

3,900
8.

Utah 

3,400
9.

Illinois 

3,100
10.

Georgia 

2,600

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