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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to New Hampshire came from Massachusetts, Florida, and Maine. The top states people from New Hampshire left for were Massachusetts, Florida, and Maine. Overall, about 40,600 people left New Hampshire for another state. Meanwhile 48,700 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 3.5% of New Hampshire's population.
New Hampshire ranked 19 among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 8,100 residents.

1 in 30

people living in New Hampshire moved in 2024 from another state

19th

New Hampshire'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, New Hampshire had negative net migration with 19 states and Washington, DC.
Massachusetts had a net increase of 9,000 residents with New Hampshire, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Connecticut at -2,200.

New Hampshire had positive net migration with 15 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 49.1% of the 39,400 people who left New Hampshire for another state moved to just three destinations: Massachusetts (11,300), Maine (4,400), and New York (3,700).

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

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

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

Of the 46,200 people moving to New Hampshire from another state between 2023 and 2024, 58.4% came from three states: Massachusetts (+20,300 residents), Florida (+3,600), and Maine (+3,100).

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

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across New Hampshire's 10 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Grafton County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Sullivan County recorded the lowest share, with 2.2% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between New Hampshire and other states (2024)

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

Massachusetts 

20,300
2.

Florida 

3,600
3.

Maine 

3,100
4.

New York

2,100
5.

Texas 

1,900
6.

California 

1,700
7.

Vermont 

1,600
8.

Colorado 

1,400
9.

Pennsylvania 

1,400
10.

Connecticut 

1,100

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