What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Utah came from California, Arizona, and Idaho. The top states people from Utah left for were California, Arizona, and Idaho. Overall, about 86,000 people left Utah for another state. Meanwhile 95,200 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.8% of Utah's population.
Utah ranked 17th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 9,300 residents.

1 in 35

people living in Utah moved in 2024 from another state

17th

Utah'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, Utah had positive net migration with 25 states.
Utah had a net increase of 5,200 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with South Carolina at -2,400.

Utah had positive net migration with 25 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 28.7% of the 85,800 people who left Utah for another state moved to just three destinations: Texas (8,700), California (8,600), and Arizona (7,400).

In 2024, people leaving Utah most often moved to Texas, California, and Arizona.

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

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

Of the 94,900 people moving to Utah from another state between 2023 and 2024, 33.5% came from three states: California (+13,700 residents), Arizona (+9,600), and Idaho (+8,400).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Utah most often from California, Arizona, and Idaho.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Utah's 29 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Grand County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 5.5% of its population each year. At the other end, Juab County recorded the lowest share, with 0.3% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Utah and other states (2024)

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

California 

13,700
2.

Arizona 

9,600
3.

Idaho 

8,400
4.

Texas 

6,500
5.

Colorado 

5,200
6.

Washington state

5,100
7.

Oregon 

4,300
8.

Nevada 

3,600
9.

Florida 

3,300
10.

Hawaii 

2,700

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USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

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