Here is a chart, via the New York Times , showing the US states with the greatest net migration in 2023:
This is calculated by looking at the difference between arrivals and departures for each state, but only within the US. And for the first year since 2014, Texas has overtaken Florida, though admittedly not by much.
I saw some discussion about this on Twitter, but I think it's important to point out that this is only domestic migration. Between 2023 and 2024, the US grew by some 3.3 million people. And 84% of this growth (about 2.8 million people) came from international migration.
So let's include those numbers (data via the US Census Bureau ).
Here are the most populous states:
Here are the top 10 states by numeric growth:
And here are the top 10 states by percent growth:
When looking at overall numeric growth, Texas and Florida still land at the top. (They're also among the highest in terms of percentage growth, despite already being the second and third most populous states.) But now states like California and New York show up on the top 10 list, which speaks to their ability to draw people from around the world.
None of this is particularly surprising, but I still think it's valuable to see the numbers.
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