Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 107,523 people living in Oklahoma reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 7,142), and 73,623 people living in another state reported living in Oklahoma a year earlier (± 7,485), 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, “Oklahoma interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/oklahoma — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Oklahoma recorded 33,900 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 10,346, 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 → Oklahoma28,074 ± 3,746
- California → Oklahoma11,605 ± 2,566
- Colorado → Oklahoma6,328 ± 1,701
- Florida → Oklahoma6,268 ± 2,094
- Arkansas → Oklahoma5,998 ± 1,642
- Kansas → Oklahoma4,459 ± 996
- Missouri → Oklahoma4,054 ± 1,228
- Illinois → Oklahoma3,218 ± 1,974
- Virginia → Oklahoma3,027 ± 2,070
- Tennessee → Oklahoma2,857 ± 1,035
Largest outbound destinations
- Oklahoma → Texas18,579 ± 3,583
- Oklahoma → Kansas5,414 ± 2,204
- Oklahoma → Colorado5,402 ± 3,244
- Oklahoma → Missouri3,750 ± 1,165
- Oklahoma → Florida3,466 ± 2,011
- Oklahoma → Arkansas3,227 ± 1,098
- Oklahoma → California2,694 ± 1,455
- Oklahoma → New Mexico2,058 ± 1,034
- Oklahoma → Washington1,960 ± 1,237
- Oklahoma → North Carolina1,944 ± 978
Indexed corridors out of Oklahoma (2)
- Oklahoma → Texas18,579 ± 3,583
- Oklahoma → Kansas5,414 ± 2,204
Indexed corridors into Oklahoma (5)
- Texas → Oklahoma28,074 ± 3,746
- California → Oklahoma11,605 ± 2,566
- Colorado → Oklahoma6,328 ± 1,701
- Florida → Oklahoma6,268 ± 2,094
- Arkansas → Oklahoma5,998 ± 1,642
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Texas.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Oklahoma rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 26th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 32nd of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Oklahoma gain or lose people to other states?
- Oklahoma recorded 33,900 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 10,346, 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 Oklahoma from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 107,523 ± 7,142 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Oklahoma for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 73,623 ± 7,485 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.