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Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Wyoming came from Colorado, Texas, and California. The top states people from Wyoming left for were Colorado, Texas, and California. Overall, about 20,200 people left Wyoming for another state. Meanwhile 25,500 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 4.4% of Wyoming's population.
Wyoming ranked 27 among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 5,300 residents.

3 in 70

people living in Wyoming moved in 2024 from another state

27th

Wyoming'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, Wyoming had positive net migration with 19 states.
Wyoming had a net increase of 4,100 residents with Colorado, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with North Carolina at -1,400.

Wyoming had negative net migration with 14 states in 2024.

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

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

In 2024, 25.9% of the 18,600 people who left Wyoming for another state moved to just three destinations: Florida (1,800), North Carolina (1,500), and Colorado (1,500).

In 2024, people leaving Wyoming most often moved to Florida, North Carolina, and Colorado.

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

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

Of the 25,100 people moving to Wyoming from another state between 2023 and 2024, 44.6% came from three states: Colorado (+5,600 residents), Texas (+3,700), and California (+2,000).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Wyoming most often from Colorado, Texas, and California.

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

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Wyoming's 23 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Albany County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 8.3% of its population each year. At the other end, Platte County recorded the lowest share, with 1.1% of residents moving in from another state.

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

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

Migration routes between Wyoming and other states (2024)

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

Colorado 

5,600
2.

Texas 

3,700
3.

California 

2,000
4.

Arizona 

1,600
5.

Utah 

1,400
6.

Florida 

1,200
7.

Kansas 

1,100
8.

Nevada 

934
9.

Oregon 

902
10.

South Dakota

721

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Methodology

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

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