States Losing the Most Residents to Other States
California lost over 1.2 million residents to other states between 2020 and 2024 — the largest domestic exodus of any state. New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts also saw major population losses as Americans left high-cost blue states for the South and West.
Data
| # | State | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | -1,234,030 |
| 2 | New York | -966,209 |
| 3 | Illinois | -418,056 |
| 4 | New Jersey | -192,209 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | -162,751 |
| 6 | Louisiana | -129,488 |
| 7 | Maryland | -120,435 |
| 8 | Michigan | -67,785 |
| 9 | Hawaii | -50,754 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | -49,031 |
| 11 | Minnesota | -47,930 |
| 12 | Ohio | -38,018 |
| 13 | Virginia | -34,497 |
| 14 | Connecticut | -24,206 |
| 15 | Kansas | -23,923 |