Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 54,241 people living in New Mexico reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 5,272), and 61,085 people living in another state reported living in New Mexico a year earlier (± 6,727), 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, “New Mexico interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/new-mexico — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
New Mexico recorded 6,844 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 8,547, 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
- Texas → New Mexico13,543 ± 3,249
- California → New Mexico8,699 ± 2,726
- Colorado → New Mexico3,654 ± 1,481
- Arizona → New Mexico3,394 ± 1,092
- Florida → New Mexico2,348 ± 1,145
- Oklahoma → New Mexico2,058 ± 1,034
- Minnesota → New Mexico1,566 ± 1,286
- Washington → New Mexico1,528 ± 792
- Montana → New Mexico1,419 ± 1,480
- North Carolina → New Mexico1,264 ± 1,056
Largest outbound destinations
- New Mexico → Texas12,504 ± 2,684
- New Mexico → Arizona7,401 ± 2,551
- New Mexico → Colorado5,593 ± 1,771
- New Mexico → Arkansas3,624 ± 2,000
- New Mexico → California2,695 ± 1,031
- New Mexico → Michigan2,246 ± 2,210
- New Mexico → Florida2,076 ± 1,285
- New Mexico → Washington2,076 ± 1,902
- New Mexico → Oregon2,029 ± 1,267
- New Mexico → Virginia1,735 ± 1,161
Indexed corridors out of New Mexico (3)
- New Mexico → Texas12,504 ± 2,684
- New Mexico → Arizona7,401 ± 2,551
- New Mexico → Colorado5,593 ± 1,771
Indexed corridors into New Mexico (2)
- Texas → New Mexico13,543 ± 3,249
- California → New Mexico8,699 ± 2,726
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Texas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does New Mexico rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 37th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 34th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does New Mexico gain or lose people to other states?
- New Mexico recorded 6,844 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 8,547, 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 New Mexico from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 54,241 ± 5,272 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left New Mexico for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 61,085 ± 6,727 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.