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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to New Mexico came from Texas, California, and Colorado. The top states people from New Mexico left for were Texas, California, and Colorado. Overall, about 61,100 people left New Mexico for another state. Meanwhile 54,200 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.6% of New Mexico's population.
New Mexico ranked 39 among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 6,800 residents.

1 in 35

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

39th

New Mexico'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 Mexico had negative net migration with 25 states.
New Mexico had a net increase of 6,000 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Arizona at -4,000.

New Mexico had negative net migration with 20 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 42.1% of the 60,600 people who left New Mexico for another state moved to just three destinations: Texas (12,500), Arizona (7,400), and Colorado (5,600).

In 2024, people leaving New Mexico most often moved to Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.

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

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

Of the 53,500 people moving to New Mexico from another state between 2023 and 2024, 48.4% came from three states: Texas (+13,500 residents), California (+8,700 residents), and Colorado (+3,700 residents).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in New Mexico most often from Texas, California, and Colorado.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across New Mexico's 33 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Los Alamos County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Harding County recorded the lowest share, with 0% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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 Mexico and other states (2024)

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

Texas 

13,500
2.

California 

8,700
3.

Colorado 

3,700
4.

Arizona 

3,400
5.

Florida 

2,300
6.

Oklahoma 

2,100
7.

Minnesota 

1,600
8.

Washington state

1,500
9.

Montana 

1,400
10.

North Carolina

1,300

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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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