Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 116,355 people living in Wisconsin reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 7,856), and 107,081 people living in another state reported living in Wisconsin a year earlier (± 8,746), 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, “Wisconsin interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/wisconsin — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Wisconsin recorded 9,274 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 11,756, 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
- Illinois → Wisconsin24,045 ± 3,201
- Minnesota → Wisconsin23,463 ± 3,257
- Texas → Wisconsin7,520 ± 1,983
- Michigan → Wisconsin6,713 ± 1,680
- California → Wisconsin6,062 ± 2,235
- Florida → Wisconsin5,624 ± 1,397
- Iowa → Wisconsin4,117 ± 1,324
- New York → Wisconsin3,552 ± 1,310
- Indiana → Wisconsin3,419 ± 2,419
- Arizona → Wisconsin3,156 ± 1,446
Largest outbound destinations
- Wisconsin → Minnesota20,316 ± 3,235
- Wisconsin → Illinois14,131 ± 2,749
- Wisconsin → Florida8,210 ± 2,433
- Wisconsin → Texas5,934 ± 2,517
- Wisconsin → Michigan5,826 ± 1,911
- Wisconsin → Arizona5,018 ± 1,728
- Wisconsin → California4,050 ± 1,636
- Wisconsin → North Carolina3,870 ± 1,880
- Wisconsin → Iowa3,739 ± 964
- Wisconsin → Georgia3,019 ± 1,980
Indexed corridors out of Wisconsin (6)
- Wisconsin → Minnesota20,316 ± 3,235
- Wisconsin → Illinois14,131 ± 2,749
- Wisconsin → Florida8,210 ± 2,433
- Wisconsin → Texas5,934 ± 2,517
- Wisconsin → Michigan5,826 ± 1,911
- Wisconsin → Arizona5,018 ± 1,728
Indexed corridors into Wisconsin (6)
- Illinois → Wisconsin24,045 ± 3,201
- Minnesota → Wisconsin23,463 ± 3,257
- Texas → Wisconsin7,520 ± 1,983
- Michigan → Wisconsin6,713 ± 1,680
- California → Wisconsin6,062 ± 2,235
- Florida → Wisconsin5,624 ± 1,397
Largest inbound origin: Illinois. Largest outbound destination: Minnesota.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Wisconsin rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 25th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 24th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Wisconsin gain or lose people to other states?
- Wisconsin recorded 9,274 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 11,756, 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 Wisconsin from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 116,355 ± 7,856 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Wisconsin for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 107,081 ± 8,746 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.