What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Texas came from California, Florida, and New York. The top states people from Texas left for were California, Florida, and New York. Overall, about 483,500 people left Texas for another state. Meanwhile 556,200 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 1.8% of Texas's population.
Texas ranked highest among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 72,700 residents.

1 in 50

people living in Texas moved in 2024 from another state

1st

Texas'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, Texas had positive net migration with 26 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Texas had a net increase of 31,700 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Oklahoma at -9,500.

Texas had positive net migration with 26 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 24.5% of the 483,900 people who left Texas for another state moved to just three destinations: California (45,400), Florida (45,300), and Oklahoma (28,100).

In 2024, people leaving Texas most often moved to California, Florida, and Oklahoma.

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

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

Of the 561,100 people moving to Texas from another state between 2023 and 2024, 28.1% came from three states: California (+77,200 residents), Florida (+52,200), and New York (+28,200).

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

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Texas's 254 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Oldham County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 9.7% of its population each year. At the other end, Upton 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 Texas.

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

Migration routes between Texas and other states (2024)

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

California 

77,200
2.

Florida 

52,200
3.

New York

28,200
4.

Louisiana 

24,200
5.

Illinois 

23,500
6.

Colorado 

23,000
7.

Georgia 

19,500
8.

Oklahoma 

18,600
9.

Virginia 

18,000
10.

Washington state

15,900

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Methodology

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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