Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 406,873 people living in California reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 16,100), and 661,205 people living in another state reported living in California a year earlier (± 21,844), 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, “California interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/california — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
California recorded 254,332 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 27,136, 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
- Texas → California45,447 ± 6,640
- Arizona → California28,174 ± 4,463
- Washington → California26,956 ± 4,931
- New York → California24,927 ± 3,680
- Nevada → California21,133 ± 4,646
- Illinois → California19,953 ± 5,236
- Virginia → California18,100 ± 4,368
- Oregon → California17,954 ± 4,037
- Florida → California15,988 ± 3,031
- Colorado → California15,781 ± 3,397
Largest outbound destinations
- California → Texas77,161 ± 9,059
- California → Nevada53,289 ± 6,970
- California → Arizona52,383 ± 6,890
- California → Washington43,938 ± 5,464
- California → Florida36,194 ± 5,759
- California → Oregon31,500 ± 4,443
- California → New York31,367 ± 4,875
- California → Virginia20,180 ± 4,162
- California → Colorado19,717 ± 3,479
- California → Tennessee19,670 ± 4,848
Indexed corridors out of California (32)
- California → Texas77,161 ± 9,059
- California → Nevada53,289 ± 6,970
- California → Arizona52,383 ± 6,890
- California → Washington43,938 ± 5,464
- California → Florida36,194 ± 5,759
- California → Oregon31,500 ± 4,443
- California → New York31,367 ± 4,875
- California → Virginia20,180 ± 4,162
- California → Colorado19,717 ± 3,479
- California → Tennessee19,670 ± 4,848
- California → North Carolina18,428 ± 4,002
- California → Idaho15,385 ± 2,919
- California → Illinois15,128 ± 2,843
- California → Georgia14,052 ± 3,801
- California → Michigan14,005 ± 4,112
- California → Massachusetts13,810 ± 2,866
- California → Utah13,734 ± 3,517
- California → Oklahoma11,605 ± 2,566
- California → Maryland11,078 ± 3,398
- California → Pennsylvania10,777 ± 2,315
- California → Hawaii10,516 ± 2,445
- California → Indiana9,740 ± 2,396
- California → Missouri8,786 ± 2,191
- California → South Carolina8,709 ± 2,524
- California → New Mexico8,699 ± 2,726
- California → New Jersey8,021 ± 2,510
- California → Ohio8,011 ± 2,067
- California → Alabama7,145 ± 2,936
- California → Minnesota6,928 ± 2,325
- California → Kentucky6,856 ± 2,902
- California → Wisconsin6,062 ± 2,235
- California → Kansas5,217 ± 1,468
Indexed corridors into California (25)
- Texas → California45,447 ± 6,640
- Arizona → California28,174 ± 4,463
- Washington → California26,956 ± 4,931
- New York → California24,927 ± 3,680
- Nevada → California21,133 ± 4,646
- Illinois → California19,953 ± 5,236
- Virginia → California18,100 ± 4,368
- Oregon → California17,954 ± 4,037
- Florida → California15,988 ± 3,031
- Colorado → California15,781 ± 3,397
- Massachusetts → California15,720 ± 3,343
- Hawaii → California9,923 ± 2,644
- New Jersey → California9,653 ± 2,769
- Pennsylvania → California9,266 ± 2,532
- Maryland → California8,901 ± 2,151
- North Carolina → California8,873 ± 2,194
- Utah → California8,564 ± 2,267
- Tennessee → California7,972 ± 3,477
- Indiana → California7,654 ± 3,693
- South Carolina → California6,955 ± 1,938
- Georgia → California6,863 ± 2,164
- Idaho → California6,509 ± 1,562
- Ohio → California6,471 ± 2,777
- Michigan → California5,317 ± 1,632
- Missouri → California5,144 ± 1,672
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Texas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does California rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 3rd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 1st of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does California gain or lose people to other states?
- California recorded 254,332 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 27,136, 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 California from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 406,873 ± 16,100 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left California for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 661,205 ± 21,844 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.