Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 34,602 people living in Delaware reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 5,439), and 29,719 people living in another state reported living in Delaware a year earlier (± 4,092), 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, “Delaware interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/delaware — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Delaware recorded 4,883 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,806, 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
- Maryland → Delaware7,026 ± 2,233
- Pennsylvania → Delaware6,673 ± 1,661
- New Jersey → Delaware3,404 ± 1,047
- New York → Delaware2,684 ± 1,027
- Virginia → Delaware1,854 ± 915
- Georgia → Delaware1,595 ± 1,979
- Florida → Delaware1,574 ± 1,286
- California → Delaware1,439 ± 815
- Texas → Delaware1,250 ± 1,120
- Tennessee → Delaware865 ± 1,178
Largest outbound destinations
- Delaware → Pennsylvania6,665 ± 1,696
- Delaware → Maryland5,781 ± 1,822
- Delaware → New Jersey3,347 ± 1,138
- Delaware → Virginia2,342 ± 1,050
- Delaware → Florida1,581 ± 994
- Delaware → South Carolina1,241 ± 901
- Delaware → Illinois868 ± 1,115
- Delaware → South Dakota753 ± 854
- Delaware → Texas686 ± 486
- Delaware → Ohio682 ± 378
Indexed corridors out of Delaware (2)
- Delaware → Pennsylvania6,665 ± 1,696
- Delaware → Maryland5,781 ± 1,822
Indexed corridors into Delaware (2)
- Maryland → Delaware7,026 ± 2,233
- Pennsylvania → Delaware6,673 ± 1,661
Largest inbound origin: Maryland. Largest outbound destination: Pennsylvania.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Delaware rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 46th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 47th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Delaware gain or lose people to other states?
- Delaware recorded 4,883 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,806, 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 Delaware from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 34,602 ± 5,439 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Delaware for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 29,719 ± 4,092 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.