What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to New York came from New Jersey, California, and Florida. The top states people from New York left for were New Jersey, California, and Florida. Overall, about 415,400 people left New York for another state. Meanwhile 285,300 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.5% of New York's population.
New York ranked 49th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 130,100 residents.

1 in 47

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

49th

New York'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 York had negative net migration with 38 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
California had a net increase of 6,400 residents with New York, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Florida at -22,600.

New York had negative net migration with 37 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 32.8% of the 416,800 people who left New York for another state moved to just three destinations: New Jersey (56,800), Florida (50,700), and Pennsylvania (29,300).

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

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

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

Of the 286,500 people moving to New York from another state between 2023 and 2024, 33.3% came from three states: New Jersey (+36,000 residents), California (+31,400), and Florida (+28,100).

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

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across New York's 62 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Tompkins County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 10.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Orleans County recorded the lowest share, with 0.4% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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 York and other states (2024)

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

New Jersey

36,000
2.

California 

31,400
3.

Florida 

28,100
4.

Pennsylvania 

23,200
5.

Massachusetts 

17,900
6.

Texas 

16,300
7.

Connecticut 

15,200
8.

Virginia 

10,300
9.

North Carolina

10,100
10.

Maryland 

8,400

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