Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 197,890 people living in Ohio reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 10,555), and 177,575 people living in another state reported living in Ohio a year earlier (± 11,526), 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, “Ohio interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/ohio — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Ohio recorded 20,315 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 15,629, 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
- Florida → Ohio20,338 ± 3,696
- Michigan → Ohio14,467 ± 3,424
- Kentucky → Ohio13,444 ± 3,027
- Pennsylvania → Ohio11,009 ± 2,338
- Indiana → Ohio10,916 ± 2,649
- Illinois → Ohio9,332 ± 2,186
- Virginia → Ohio9,082 ± 2,897
- Texas → Ohio8,797 ± 2,340
- California → Ohio8,011 ± 2,067
- New York → Ohio7,174 ± 1,966
Largest outbound destinations
- Ohio → Florida19,342 ± 3,542
- Ohio → Kentucky14,376 ± 3,608
- Ohio → Michigan13,776 ± 3,189
- Ohio → Texas13,455 ± 4,323
- Ohio → Pennsylvania12,344 ± 3,400
- Ohio → Indiana11,600 ± 2,893
- Ohio → Arizona8,866 ± 3,901
- Ohio → Illinois7,372 ± 2,025
- Ohio → California6,471 ± 2,777
- Ohio → North Carolina6,401 ± 1,836
Indexed corridors out of Ohio (11)
- Ohio → Florida19,342 ± 3,542
- Ohio → Kentucky14,376 ± 3,608
- Ohio → Michigan13,776 ± 3,189
- Ohio → Texas13,455 ± 4,323
- Ohio → Pennsylvania12,344 ± 3,400
- Ohio → Indiana11,600 ± 2,893
- Ohio → Arizona8,866 ± 3,901
- Ohio → Illinois7,372 ± 2,025
- Ohio → California6,471 ± 2,777
- Ohio → North Carolina6,401 ± 1,836
- Ohio → Georgia5,300 ± 1,570
Indexed corridors into Ohio (16)
- Florida → Ohio20,338 ± 3,696
- Michigan → Ohio14,467 ± 3,424
- Kentucky → Ohio13,444 ± 3,027
- Pennsylvania → Ohio11,009 ± 2,338
- Indiana → Ohio10,916 ± 2,649
- Illinois → Ohio9,332 ± 2,186
- Virginia → Ohio9,082 ± 2,897
- Texas → Ohio8,797 ± 2,340
- California → Ohio8,011 ± 2,067
- New York → Ohio7,174 ± 1,966
- West Virginia → Ohio6,646 ± 1,970
- North Carolina → Ohio6,467 ± 1,716
- Tennessee → Ohio6,298 ± 2,121
- New Jersey → Ohio6,137 ± 2,556
- Georgia → Ohio6,094 ± 2,030
- South Carolina → Ohio5,842 ± 1,910
Largest inbound origin: Florida. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Ohio rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 12th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 15th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Ohio gain or lose people to other states?
- Ohio recorded 20,315 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 15,629, 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 Ohio from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 197,890 ± 10,555 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Ohio for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 177,575 ± 11,526 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.