Domestic Migration: States Ranked by Numerical Gain, 1995-2000

Domestic Migration of People Who Were Young, Single, and College Educated:
States Ranked by Numerical Gain — 1995-2000

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, Census 2000 www.census.gov

State (ranked by net migration)

Inmigrants

Outmigrants

Net Migration

1
California
170,270

97,233

73,037

2
Georgia
63,306

38,639

24,667

3
Colorado
49,665

31,803

17,862

4
Texas
74,350

57,537

16,813

5
Washington
39,469

27,800

11,669

6
Florida
69,053

58,599

10,454

7
Arizona
34,850

25,586

9,264

8
North Carolina
44,925

37,706

7,219

9
Nevada
13,651

6,863

6,788

10
Virginia
58,572

52,097

6,475

11
Oregon
24,296

17,940

6,356

12
Maryland
42,126

37,768

4,358

13
Illinois
69,250

65,416

3,834

14
Minnesota
25,681

23,962

1,719

15
Tennessee
23,581

22,264

1,317

16
Alaska
3,984

3,598

386

17
District of Columbia
25,428

25,320

108

18
Idaho
5,276

5,189

87

19
Delaware
5,536

5,767

-231

20
Wyoming
2,856

3,670

-814

21
Massachusetts
60,198

61,260

-1,062

22
Maine
5,693

7,399

-1,706

23
Utah
7,524

9,637

-2,113

24
Hawaii
6,738

8,895

-2,157

25
Vermont
5,222

7,474

-2,252

26
South Carolina
15,775

18,321

-2,546

27
Arkansas
5,215

7,853

-2,638

28
South Dakota
2,152

4,883

-2,731

29
Montana
4,557

7,307

-2,750

30
New Jersey
43,138

45,922

-2,784

31
New Mexico
9,240

12,127

-2,887

32
New Hampshire
8,005

11,159

-3,154

33
Kentucky
10,912

14,323

-3,411

34
North Dakota
2,044

5,750

-3,706

35
Nebraska
6,120

10,331

-4,211

36
Rhode Island
6,526

10,751

-4,225

37
Missouri
23,259

27,945

-4,686

38
West Virginia
3,695

8,386

-4,691

39
Mississippi
6,041

11,013

-4,972

40
Kansas
11,250

16,275

-5,025

41
Oklahoma
7,877

13,850

-5,973

42
Connecticut
22,155

28,470

-6,315

43
New York
113,055

119,666

-6,611

44
Alabama
10,868

18,649

-7,781

45
Louisiana
12,103

21,834

-9,731

46
Wisconsin
17,004

28,228

-11,224

47
Iowa
9,100

20,791

-11,691

48
Indiana
17,379

31,713

-14,334

49
Michigan
26,639

42,657

-16,018

50
Ohio
32,053

50,462

-18,409

51
Pennsylvania
41,264

70,838

-29,574

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State (ranked by net migration)		Inmigrants	Outmigrants	Net Migration
1	California	170,270	97,233	73,037
2	Georgia	63,306	38,639	24,667
3	Colorado	49,665	31,803	17,862
4	Texas	74,350	57,537	16,813
5	Washington	39,469	27,800	11,669
6	Florida	69,053	58,599	10,454
7	Arizona	34,850	25,586	9,264
8	North Carolina	44,925	37,706	7,219
9	Nevada	13,651	6,863	6,788
10	Virginia	58,572	52,097	6,475
11	Oregon	24,296	17,940	6,356
12	Maryland	42,126	37,768	4,358
13	Illinois	69,250	65,416	3,834
14	Minnesota	25,681	23,962	1,719
15	Tennessee	23,581	22,264	1,317
16	Alaska	3,984	3,598	386
17	District of Columbia	25,428	25,320	108
18	Idaho	5,276	5,189	87
19	Delaware	5,536	5,767	-231
20	Wyoming	2,856	3,670	-814
21	Massachusetts	60,198	61,260	-1,062
22	Maine	5,693	7,399	-1,706
23	Utah	7,524	9,637	-2,113
24	Hawaii	6,738	8,895	-2,157
25	Vermont	5,222	7,474	-2,252
26	South Carolina	15,775	18,321	-2,546
27	Arkansas	5,215	7,853	-2,638
28	South Dakota	2,152	4,883	-2,731
29	Montana	4,557	7,307	-2,750
30	New Jersey	43,138	45,922	-2,784
31	New Mexico	9,240	12,127	-2,887
32	New Hampshire	8,005	11,159	-3,154
33	Kentucky	10,912	14,323	-3,411
34	North Dakota	2,044	5,750	-3,706
35	Nebraska	6,120	10,331	-4,211
36	Rhode Island	6,526	10,751	-4,225
37	Missouri	23,259	27,945	-4,686
38	West Virginia	3,695	8,386	-4,691
39	Mississippi	6,041	11,013	-4,972
40	Kansas	11,250	16,275	-5,025
41	Oklahoma	7,877	13,850	-5,973
42	Connecticut	22,155	28,470	-6,315
43	New York	113,055	119,666	-6,611
44	Alabama	10,868	18,649	-7,781
45	Louisiana	12,103	21,834	-9,731
46	Wisconsin	17,004	28,228	-11,224
47	Iowa	9,100	20,791	-11,691
48	Indiana	17,379	31,713	-14,334
49	Michigan	26,639	42,657	-16,018
50	Ohio	32,053	50,462	-18,409
51	Pennsylvania	41,264	70,838	-29,574