What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Vermont came from Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. The top states people from Vermont left for were Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. Overall, about 15,400 people left Vermont for another state. Meanwhile 24,500 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 3.8% of Vermont's population.
Vermont ranked 18th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 9,100 residents.

3 in 80

people living in Vermont moved in 2024 from another state

18th

Vermont'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, Vermont had positive net migration with 23 states and Washington, DC.
Vermont had a net increase of 2,500 residents with Massachusetts, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Illinois at -666.

Vermont had positive net migration with 18 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 40.9% of the 14,700 people who left Vermont for another state moved to just three destinations: New York (2,700), Massachusetts (1,700), and New Hampshire (1,600).

In 2024, people leaving Vermont most often moved to New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

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

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

Of the 24,100 people moving to Vermont from another state between 2023 and 2024, 42.6% came from three states: Massachusetts (+4,300 residents), New York (+3,600), and Pennsylvania (+2,400).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Vermont most often from Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Vermont's 14 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Chittenden County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 6.6% of its population each year. At the other end, Franklin County recorded the lowest share, with 1.8% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Vermont and other states (2024)

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

Massachusetts 

4,300
2.

New York

3,600
3.

Pennsylvania 

2,400
4.

New Hampshire

1,800
5.

New Jersey

1,400
6.

California 

1,200
7.

Texas 

1,200
8.

Maryland 

956
9.

Connecticut 

909
10.

Maine 

726

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