What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Wisconsin came from Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas. The top states people from Wisconsin left for were Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas. Overall, about 107,100 people left Wisconsin for another state. Meanwhile 116,400 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2% of Wisconsin's population.
Wisconsin ranked 16th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 9,300 residents.

1 in 50

people living in Wisconsin moved in 2024 from another state

16th

Wisconsin'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, Wisconsin had negative net migration with 22 states and Puerto Rico.
Wisconsin had a net increase of 9,900 residents with Illinois, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with North Carolina at -2,800.

Wisconsin had negative net migration with 21 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 40.1% of the 106,400 people who left Wisconsin for another state moved to just three destinations: Minnesota (20,300), Illinois (14,100), and Florida (8,200).

In 2024, people leaving Wisconsin most often moved to Minnesota, Illinois, and Florida.

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

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

Of the 117,100 people moving to Wisconsin from another state between 2023 and 2024, 47% came from three states: Illinois (+24,000 residents), Minnesota (+23,500), and Texas (+7,500).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Wisconsin most often from Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Wisconsin's 72 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Pierce County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 7.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Menominee 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 Wisconsin.

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

Migration routes between Wisconsin and other states (2024)

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

Illinois 

24,000
2.

Minnesota 

23,500
3.

Texas 

7,500
4.

Michigan 

6,700
5.

California 

6,100
6.

Florida 

5,600
7.

Iowa 

4,100
8.

New York

3,600
9.

Indiana 

3,400
10.

Arizona 

3,200

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