Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 36,203 people living in Rhode Island reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 4,735), and 32,711 people living in another state reported living in Rhode Island a year earlier (± 4,923), 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, “Rhode Island interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/rhode-island — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Rhode Island recorded 3,492 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,831, 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
- Massachusetts → Rhode Island11,568 ± 2,985
- New York → Rhode Island3,967 ± 1,731
- Connecticut → Rhode Island2,786 ± 768
- Florida → Rhode Island2,738 ± 1,851
- California → Rhode Island1,959 ± 1,072
- North Carolina → Rhode Island1,957 ± 1,553
- New Jersey → Rhode Island1,193 ± 519
- Kansas → Rhode Island1,023 ± 1,248
- Oregon → Rhode Island1,007 ± 1,098
Largest outbound destinations
- Rhode Island → Massachusetts15,235 ± 4,211
- Rhode Island → Florida2,205 ± 1,011
- Rhode Island → Connecticut2,143 ± 790
- Rhode Island → New York1,485 ± 739
- Rhode Island → California1,458 ± 1,002
- Rhode Island → North Carolina1,227 ± 906
- Rhode Island → Texas1,061 ± 886
- Rhode Island → New Hampshire986 ± 668
- Rhode Island → Maryland919 ± 667
- Rhode Island → Pennsylvania850 ± 557
Indexed corridors out of Rhode Island (1)
- Rhode Island → Massachusetts15,235 ± 4,211
Indexed corridors into Rhode Island (1)
- Massachusetts → Rhode Island11,568 ± 2,985
Largest inbound origin: Massachusetts. Largest outbound destination: Massachusetts.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Rhode Island rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 43rd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 45th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Rhode Island gain or lose people to other states?
- Rhode Island recorded 3,492 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,831, 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 Rhode Island from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 36,203 ± 4,735 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Rhode Island for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 32,711 ± 4,923 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.