Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 62,908 people living in Arkansas reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 6,197), and 56,812 people living in another state reported living in Arkansas a year earlier (± 7,027), 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, “Arkansas interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/arkansas — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Arkansas recorded 6,096 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 9,369, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Texas → Arkansas10,842 ± 2,476
- Florida → Arkansas4,434 ± 1,771
- Missouri → Arkansas4,434 ± 1,780
- New Mexico → Arkansas3,624 ± 2,000
- Oklahoma → Arkansas3,227 ± 1,098
- Louisiana → Arkansas3,183 ± 1,163
- Tennessee → Arkansas2,579 ± 1,147
- Iowa → Arkansas2,411 ± 1,330
- Colorado → Arkansas2,030 ± 1,052
- Mississippi → Arkansas2,005 ± 1,159
Largest outbound destinations
- Arkansas → Texas9,063 ± 3,256
- Arkansas → Oklahoma5,998 ± 1,642
- Arkansas → Missouri5,767 ± 1,955
- Arkansas → Mississippi5,010 ± 2,899
- Arkansas → Florida4,633 ± 2,564
- Arkansas → Tennessee3,503 ± 1,498
- Arkansas → Louisiana3,011 ± 1,213
- Arkansas → California2,462 ± 1,049
- Arkansas → Kansas1,494 ± 896
- Arkansas → Georgia1,452 ± 954
Indexed corridors out of Arkansas (3)
- Arkansas → Texas9,063 ± 3,256
- Arkansas → Oklahoma5,998 ± 1,642
- Arkansas → Missouri5,767 ± 1,955
Indexed corridors into Arkansas (1)
- Texas → Arkansas10,842 ± 2,476
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Texas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Arkansas rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 35th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 36th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Arkansas gain or lose people to other states?
- Arkansas recorded 6,096 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 9,369, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
- How many people moved into Arkansas from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 62,908 ± 6,197 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Arkansas for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 56,812 ± 7,027 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.