What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Pennsylvania came from New Jersey, New York, and Florida. The top states people from Pennsylvania left for were New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Overall, about 251,700 people left Pennsylvania for another state. Meanwhile 234,600 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.8% of Pennsylvania's population.
Pennsylvania ranked 44th among states in total domestic net migration, with a loss of 17,100 residents.

1 in 50

people living in Pennsylvania the previous year moved to another state in 2024

44th

Pennsylvania'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, Pennsylvania had negative net migration with 28 states and Puerto Rico.
had a net increase of <12,600> residents with , the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in <2024> was with at <-8,500>.

Pennsylvania had negative net migration with 27 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 32.5% of the 254,000 people who left Pennsylvania for another state moved to just three destinations: Florida (33,500), New Jersey (25,900), and New York (23,200).

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

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

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

Of the 237,800 people moving to Pennsylvania from another state between 2023 and 2024, 39% came from three states: New Jersey (+38,500 residents), New York (+29,300), and Florida (+25,000).

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

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Pennsylvania's 67 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Pike County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 5.9% of its population each year. At the other end, Perry 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 Pennsylvania.

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

Migration routes between Pennsylvania and other states (2024)

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

New Jersey

38,500
2.

New York

29,300
3.

Florida 

25,000
4.

Maryland 

18,300
5.

Ohio 

12,300
6.

California 

10,800
7.

Virginia 

8,600
8.

North Carolina

7,800
9.

Texas 

7,200
10.

Delaware 

6,700

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