Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 140,693 people living in Missouri reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 8,081), and 132,632 people living in another state reported living in Missouri a year earlier (± 11,082), 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, “Missouri interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/missouri — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Missouri recorded 8,061 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 13,715, 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
- Kansas → Missouri18,446 ± 3,129
- Illinois → Missouri18,362 ± 3,110
- Texas → Missouri12,723 ± 2,888
- California → Missouri8,786 ± 2,191
- Colorado → Missouri7,388 ± 2,551
- Florida → Missouri6,623 ± 1,785
- Arkansas → Missouri5,767 ± 1,955
- New York → Missouri4,973 ± 2,533
- Arizona → Missouri4,895 ± 1,641
- Georgia → Missouri4,242 ± 1,640
Largest outbound destinations
- Missouri → Kansas21,660 ± 3,165
- Missouri → Texas15,134 ± 4,365
- Missouri → Illinois10,892 ± 2,510
- Missouri → Florida8,080 ± 2,426
- Missouri → California5,144 ± 1,672
- Missouri → Arkansas4,434 ± 1,780
- Missouri → North Carolina4,136 ± 2,215
- Missouri → Oklahoma4,054 ± 1,228
- Missouri → Colorado3,746 ± 1,516
- Missouri → Ohio3,652 ± 1,353
Indexed corridors out of Missouri (5)
- Missouri → Kansas21,660 ± 3,165
- Missouri → Texas15,134 ± 4,365
- Missouri → Illinois10,892 ± 2,510
- Missouri → Florida8,080 ± 2,426
- Missouri → California5,144 ± 1,672
Indexed corridors into Missouri (7)
- Kansas → Missouri18,446 ± 3,129
- Illinois → Missouri18,362 ± 3,110
- Texas → Missouri12,723 ± 2,888
- California → Missouri8,786 ± 2,191
- Colorado → Missouri7,388 ± 2,551
- Florida → Missouri6,623 ± 1,785
- Arkansas → Missouri5,767 ± 1,955
Largest inbound origin: Kansas. Largest outbound destination: Kansas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Missouri rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 19th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 20th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Missouri gain or lose people to other states?
- Missouri recorded 8,061 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 13,715, 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 Missouri from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 140,693 ± 8,081 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Missouri for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 132,632 ± 11,082 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.