Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 234,926 people living in Arizona reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 15,380), and 179,766 people living in another state reported living in Arizona a year earlier (± 9,799), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Arizona interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/arizona — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Arizona recorded 55,160 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 18,236, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- California → Arizona52,383 ± 6,890
- Washington → Arizona17,601 ± 3,256
- Texas → Arizona10,306 ± 2,404
- Colorado → Arizona10,284 ± 2,531
- Illinois → Arizona9,445 ± 2,340
- North Carolina → Arizona9,435 ± 5,922
- Ohio → Arizona8,866 ± 3,901
- Michigan → Arizona7,691 ± 3,101
- New Mexico → Arizona7,401 ± 2,551
- Utah → Arizona7,366 ± 2,624
Largest outbound destinations
- Arizona → California28,174 ± 4,463
- Arizona → Texas13,503 ± 3,464
- Arizona → Colorado9,762 ± 2,707
- Arizona → Utah9,643 ± 2,547
- Arizona → Florida9,255 ± 2,344
- Arizona → Washington8,638 ± 2,604
- Arizona → Oregon7,194 ± 2,095
- Arizona → Illinois6,130 ± 1,899
- Arizona → North Carolina5,516 ± 1,760
- Arizona → Nevada5,504 ± 1,946
Indexed corridors out of Arizona (10)
- Arizona → California28,174 ± 4,463
- Arizona → Texas13,503 ± 3,464
- Arizona → Colorado9,762 ± 2,707
- Arizona → Utah9,643 ± 2,547
- Arizona → Florida9,255 ± 2,344
- Arizona → Washington8,638 ± 2,604
- Arizona → Oregon7,194 ± 2,095
- Arizona → Illinois6,130 ± 1,899
- Arizona → North Carolina5,516 ± 1,760
- Arizona → Nevada5,504 ± 1,946
Indexed corridors into Arizona (15)
- California → Arizona52,383 ± 6,890
- Washington → Arizona17,601 ± 3,256
- Texas → Arizona10,306 ± 2,404
- Colorado → Arizona10,284 ± 2,531
- Illinois → Arizona9,445 ± 2,340
- Ohio → Arizona8,866 ± 3,901
- Michigan → Arizona7,691 ± 3,101
- New Mexico → Arizona7,401 ± 2,551
- Utah → Arizona7,366 ± 2,624
- Florida → Arizona6,929 ± 2,734
- Minnesota → Arizona6,126 ± 1,268
- Nevada → Arizona6,026 ± 2,172
- Idaho → Arizona5,130 ± 2,437
- New York → Arizona5,077 ± 1,804
- Wisconsin → Arizona5,018 ± 1,728
Largest inbound origin: California. Largest outbound destination: California.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Arizona rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 8th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 14th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Arizona gain or lose people to other states?
- Arizona recorded 55,160 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 18,236, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Arizona from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 234,926 ± 15,380 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Arizona for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 179,766 ± 9,799 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.