Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 72,817 people living in Idaho reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 6,331), and 60,351 people living in another state reported living in Idaho a year earlier (± 6,848), 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, “Idaho interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/idaho — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Idaho recorded 12,466 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 9,326, 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
- Washington → Idaho17,837 ± 3,554
- California → Idaho15,385 ± 2,919
- Utah → Idaho5,417 ± 1,302
- Arizona → Idaho4,511 ± 1,645
- Oregon → Idaho4,206 ± 1,226
- Nevada → Idaho3,270 ± 1,674
- Colorado → Idaho2,295 ± 1,050
- Montana → Idaho2,214 ± 1,018
- Texas → Idaho2,169 ± 1,185
- Florida → Idaho1,522 ± 742
Largest outbound destinations
- Idaho → Utah8,393 ± 2,579
- Idaho → Washington7,927 ± 1,960
- Idaho → California6,509 ± 1,562
- Idaho → Arizona5,130 ± 2,437
- Idaho → Oregon4,397 ± 1,638
- Idaho → Texas3,374 ± 1,645
- Idaho → Colorado2,345 ± 1,075
- Idaho → Nevada2,150 ± 766
- Idaho → Tennessee1,400 ± 1,775
- Idaho → Illinois1,371 ± 808
Indexed corridors out of Idaho (4)
- Idaho → Utah8,393 ± 2,579
- Idaho → Washington7,927 ± 1,960
- Idaho → California6,509 ± 1,562
- Idaho → Arizona5,130 ± 2,437
Indexed corridors into Idaho (3)
- Washington → Idaho17,837 ± 3,554
- California → Idaho15,385 ± 2,919
- Utah → Idaho5,417 ± 1,302
Largest inbound origin: Washington. Largest outbound destination: Utah.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Idaho rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 32nd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 35th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Idaho gain or lose people to other states?
- Idaho recorded 12,466 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 9,326, 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 Idaho from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 72,817 ± 6,331 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Idaho for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 60,351 ± 6,848 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.