Chart 2. Net migration rate, by state, 2014–16 (all migrants per 1,000 population)
State Net migration rate

Alabama

1.09

Arizona

9.36

Arkansas

4.02

California

-3.13

Colorado

5.92

Connecticut

-7.63

Delaware

7.75

District of Columbia

-6.98

Florida

7.05

Georgia

3.20

Idaho

8.58

Illinois

-10.10

Indiana

0.62

Iowa

-0.11

Kansas

1.26

Kentucky

1.68

Louisiana

0.95

Maine

3.41

Maryland

-2.53

Massachusetts

-3.36

Michigan

-1.79

Minnesota

-2.67

Mississippi

-1.95

Missouri

0.38

Montana

3.30

Nebraska

2.14

Nevada

10.19

New Hampshire

3.35

New Jersey

-10.09

New Mexico

-1.32

New York

-9.37

North Carolina

5.54

North Dakota

7.46

Ohio

-0.52

Oklahoma

0.48

Oregon

7.78

Pennsylvania

-1.32

Rhode Island

-2.19

South Carolina

8.49

South Dakota

-0.09

Tennessee

1.19

Texas

2.96

Utah

5.64

Vermont

-4.13

Virginia

0.24

Washington

6.81

West Virginia

-1.88

Wisconsin

0.23

Wyoming

-3.13

Note: Net migration rate = (Net migration / population) * 1,000. Alaska and Hawaii not shown because they are excluded from the analysis.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Data are pooled from the 2014, 2015, and 2016 surveys.