What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to New Jersey came from New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The top states people from New Jersey left for were New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Overall, about 214,800 people left New Jersey for another state. Meanwhile 150,800 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.6% of New Jersey's population.
New Jersey ranked 47th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 63,900 residents.

2 in 90

people living in New Jersey the previous year moved to another state in 2024

47th

New Jersey'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 Jersey had negative net migration with 39 states.
New Jersey had a net increase of 20,800 residents with New York, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Pennsylvania at -12,600.

New Jersey had negative net migration with 32 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 44.9% of the 216,100 people who left New Jersey for another state moved to just three destinations: Pennsylvania (38,500), New York (36,000), and Florida (22,600).

In 2024, people leaving New Jersey most often moved to Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida.

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

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

Of the 150,400 people moving to New Jersey from another state between 2023 and 2024, 63.1% came from three states: New York (+56,800 residents), Pennsylvania (+25,900), and Florida (+12,100).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in New Jersey most often from New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across New Jersey's 21 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Hudson County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 3.3% of its population each year. At the other end, Cumberland County recorded the lowest share, with 0.8% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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 Jersey and other states (2024)

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

New York

56,800
2.

Pennsylvania 

25,900
3.

Florida 

12,100
4.

California 

8,000
5.

North Carolina

5,000
6.

Massachusetts 

4,000
7.

Delaware 

3,300
8.

Virginia 

3,300
9.

Texas 

2,900
10.

Illinois 

2,800

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