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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Rhode Island came from Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. The top states people from Rhode Island left for were Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. Overall, about 32,700 people left Rhode Island for another state. Meanwhile 36,200 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 3.3% of Rhode Island's population.
Rhode Island ranked 30th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 3,500 residents.

1 in 30

people living in Rhode Island moved in 2024 from another state

30th

Rhode Island'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, Rhode Island had negative net migration with 16 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Rhode Island had a net increase of 2,500 residents with New York, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Massachusetts at -3,700.

Rhode Island had negative net migration with 11 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 61.2% of the 32,000 people who left Rhode Island for another state moved to just three destinations: Massachusetts (15,200), Florida (2,200), and Connecticut (2,100).

In 2024, people leaving Rhode Island most often moved to Massachusetts, Florida, and Connecticut.

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

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

Of the 37,000 people moving to Rhode Island from another state between 2023 and 2024, 49.5% came from three states: Massachusetts (+11,600 residents), New York (+4,000), and Connecticut (+2,800).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Rhode Island most often from Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Rhode Island's 5 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Newport County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.2% of its population each year. At the other end, Kent 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 Rhode Island.

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

Migration routes between Rhode Island and other states (2024)

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

Massachusetts 

11,600
2.

New York

4,000
3.

Connecticut 

2,800
4.

Florida 

2,700
5.

California 

2,000
6.

North Carolina

2,000
7.

Puerto Rico

1,900
8.

New Jersey

1,200
9.

Kansas 

1,000
10.

Oregon 

1,000

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