Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 152,915 people living in Massachusetts reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 10,293), and 182,947 people living in another state reported living in Massachusetts a year earlier (± 10,624), 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, “Massachusetts interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/massachusetts — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Massachusetts recorded 30,032 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 14,792, 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
- New York → Massachusetts18,697 ± 3,077
- Rhode Island → Massachusetts15,235 ± 4,211
- California → Massachusetts13,810 ± 2,866
- New Hampshire → Massachusetts11,286 ± 2,887
- Florida → Massachusetts10,580 ± 2,788
- Connecticut → Massachusetts9,936 ± 1,952
- Maine → Massachusetts6,746 ± 2,201
- New Jersey → Massachusetts6,536 ± 1,517
- Texas → Massachusetts6,191 ± 1,928
- Pennsylvania → Massachusetts5,490 ± 1,672
Largest outbound destinations
- Massachusetts → Florida21,834 ± 4,803
- Massachusetts → New Hampshire20,310 ± 3,696
- Massachusetts → New York17,862 ± 2,974
- Massachusetts → California15,720 ± 3,343
- Massachusetts → Connecticut11,612 ± 2,586
- Massachusetts → Rhode Island11,568 ± 2,985
- Massachusetts → Texas9,454 ± 2,933
- Massachusetts → Maine6,723 ± 2,509
- Massachusetts → Pennsylvania5,948 ± 1,807
- Massachusetts → North Carolina5,343 ± 1,842
Indexed corridors out of Massachusetts (10)
- Massachusetts → Florida21,834 ± 4,803
- Massachusetts → New Hampshire20,310 ± 3,696
- Massachusetts → New York17,862 ± 2,974
- Massachusetts → California15,720 ± 3,343
- Massachusetts → Connecticut11,612 ± 2,586
- Massachusetts → Rhode Island11,568 ± 2,985
- Massachusetts → Texas9,454 ± 2,933
- Massachusetts → Maine6,723 ± 2,509
- Massachusetts → Pennsylvania5,948 ± 1,807
- Massachusetts → North Carolina5,343 ± 1,842
Indexed corridors into Massachusetts (10)
- New York → Massachusetts18,697 ± 3,077
- Rhode Island → Massachusetts15,235 ± 4,211
- California → Massachusetts13,810 ± 2,866
- New Hampshire → Massachusetts11,286 ± 2,887
- Florida → Massachusetts10,580 ± 2,788
- Connecticut → Massachusetts9,936 ± 1,952
- Maine → Massachusetts6,746 ± 2,201
- New Jersey → Massachusetts6,536 ± 1,517
- Texas → Massachusetts6,191 ± 1,928
- Pennsylvania → Massachusetts5,490 ± 1,672
Largest inbound origin: New York. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Massachusetts rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 17th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 13th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Massachusetts gain or lose people to other states?
- Massachusetts recorded 30,032 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 14,792, 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 Massachusetts from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 152,915 ± 10,293 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Massachusetts for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 182,947 ± 10,624 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.