Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 72,028 people living in Louisiana reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 7,628), and 84,194 people living in another state reported living in Louisiana a year earlier (± 7,899), 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, “Louisiana interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/louisiana — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Louisiana recorded 12,166 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 10,981, 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 → Louisiana19,850 ± 3,560
- Mississippi → Louisiana5,108 ± 1,973
- Florida → Louisiana4,570 ± 1,864
- Georgia → Louisiana3,919 ± 1,695
- California → Louisiana3,544 ± 1,536
- Arkansas → Louisiana3,011 ± 1,213
- Missouri → Louisiana2,795 ± 2,481
- Colorado → Louisiana2,633 ± 1,997
- Pennsylvania → Louisiana2,577 ± 1,456
- Alabama → Louisiana2,085 ± 1,033
Largest outbound destinations
- Louisiana → Texas24,170 ± 5,369
- Louisiana → Mississippi7,040 ± 1,846
- Louisiana → Georgia6,487 ± 2,221
- Louisiana → Florida4,215 ± 1,576
- Louisiana → California4,078 ± 1,478
- Louisiana → Tennessee3,339 ± 1,898
- Louisiana → Arkansas3,183 ± 1,163
- Louisiana → Illinois2,737 ± 1,315
- Louisiana → Alabama2,529 ± 828
- Louisiana → Indiana1,984 ± 1,198
Indexed corridors out of Louisiana (3)
- Louisiana → Texas24,170 ± 5,369
- Louisiana → Mississippi7,040 ± 1,846
- Louisiana → Georgia6,487 ± 2,221
Indexed corridors into Louisiana (2)
- Texas → Louisiana19,850 ± 3,560
- Mississippi → Louisiana5,108 ± 1,973
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Texas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Louisiana rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 33rd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 29th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Louisiana gain or lose people to other states?
- Louisiana recorded 12,166 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 10,981, 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 Louisiana from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 72,028 ± 7,628 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Louisiana for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 84,194 ± 7,899 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.