
Where people in California are moving to most
The U.S. is among the most mobile countries in the world, but our rates of moving have slumped in recent decades. In 2019, for example, a lower percentage of Americans changed residence than any year prior since 1947 when migration statistics were first gathered by the Census Bureau. Between March of 2019 and 2020, just 9.3% of Americans moved.
American migration has been in some form of decline since the housing boom and economic growth of the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. During that period, as much as 20% of the population moved each year.
Stacker compiled a list of where people in California are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from California in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
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#50. Delaware
--- 0.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Delaware to California in 2019: 1,630
--- #5 most common destination from Delaware

#49. North Dakota
--- 0.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Dakota to California in 2019: 710
--- #16 most common destination from North Dakota

#48. West Virginia
--- 0.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from West Virginia to California in 2019: 303
--- #27 most common destination from West Virginia

#47. Vermont
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Vermont to California in 2019: 784
--- #8 most common destination from Vermont

#46. New Hampshire
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Hampshire to California in 2019: 709
--- #14 most common destination from New Hampshire
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#45. Maine
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to California in 2019: 2,335
--- #4 most common destination from Maine

#44. South Dakota
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Dakota to California in 2019: 1,345
--- #8 most common destination from South Dakota

#43. Rhode Island
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Rhode Island to California in 2019: 2,839
--- #3 most common destination from Rhode Island

#42. Nebraska
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nebraska to California in 2019: 2,587
--- #7 most common destination from Nebraska
#41. Alaska
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to California in 2019: 5,064
--- #1 most common destination from Alaska
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#40. Mississippi
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to California in 2019: 2,354
--- #7 most common destination from Mississippi
#39. Wyoming
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wyoming to California in 2019: 1,159
--- #7 most common destination from Wyoming

#38. Kentucky
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to California in 2019: 2,606
--- #11 most common destination from Kentucky
#37. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to California in 2019: 3,075
--- #4 most common destination from Washington, D.C.

#36. Alabama
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to California in 2019: 3,310
--- #10 most common destination from Alabama
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#35. Connecticut
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to California in 2019: 4,067
--- #6 most common destination from Connecticut

#34. Louisiana
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to California in 2019: 5,347
--- #4 most common destination from Louisiana
#33. Kansas
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to California in 2019: 2,941
--- #8 most common destination from Kansas
#32. Arkansas
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to California in 2019: 3,104
--- #7 most common destination from Arkansas
#31. Montana
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Montana to California in 2019: 1,974
--- #6 most common destination from Montana
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#30. Iowa
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Iowa to California in 2019: 1,956
--- #11 most common destination from Iowa
#29. New Mexico
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Mexico to California in 2019: 3,418
--- #6 most common destination from New Mexico
#28. Minnesota
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to California in 2019: 8,951
--- #3 most common destination from Minnesota

#27. Wisconsin
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to California in 2019: 4,811
--- #5 most common destination from Wisconsin
#26. Indiana
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to California in 2019: 4,923
--- #10 most common destination from Indiana
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#25. Oklahoma
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oklahoma to California in 2019: 3,747
--- #7 most common destination from Oklahoma

#24. South Carolina
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to California in 2019: 5,803
--- #6 most common destination from South Carolina

#23. Missouri
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to California in 2019: 7,638
--- #5 most common destination from Missouri

#22. Michigan
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to California in 2019: 6,406
--- #8 most common destination from Michigan

#21. New Jersey
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to California in 2019: 10,812
--- #5 most common destination from New Jersey
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#20. Maryland
--- 1.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to California in 2019: 11,775
--- #6 most common destination from Maryland
#19. Hawaii
--- 1.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Hawaii to California in 2019: 11,985
--- #1 most common destination from Hawaii

#18. Massachusetts
--- 1.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to California in 2019: 16,158
--- #4 most common destination from Massachusetts
#17. Tennessee
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to California in 2019: 5,863
--- #8 most common destination from Tennessee
#16. Ohio
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to California in 2019: 9,098
--- #7 most common destination from Ohio
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#15. Pennsylvania
--- 2.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to California in 2019: 12,578
--- #7 most common destination from Pennsylvania

#14. Illinois
--- 2.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to California in 2019: 24,085
--- #3 most common destination from Illinois
#13. Georgia
--- 2.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to California in 2019: 14,496
--- #5 most common destination from Georgia

#12. Virginia
--- 2.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to California in 2019: 24,506
--- #3 most common destination from Virginia

#11. Idaho
--- 2.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to California in 2019: 4,372
--- #4 most common destination from Idaho
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#10. Utah
--- 2.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to California in 2019: 8,504
--- #3 most common destination from Utah

#9. North Carolina
--- 2.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to California in 2019: 13,863
--- #6 most common destination from North Carolina

#8. New York
--- 3.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to California in 2019: 37,567
--- #4 most common destination from New York

#7. Florida
--- 4.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to California in 2019: 22,692
--- #4 most common destination from Florida

#6. Colorado
--- 4.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to California in 2019: 15,085
--- #2 most common destination from Colorado
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#5. Oregon
--- 5.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to California in 2019: 17,265
--- #2 most common destination from Oregon

#4. Washington
--- 7.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to California in 2019: 31,882
--- #1 most common destination from Washington
#3. Nevada
--- 7.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to California in 2019: 26,433
--- #1 most common destination from Nevada

#2. Arizona
--- 9.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to California in 2019: 28,226
--- #1 most common destination from Arizona

#1. Texas
--- 12.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to California in 2019: 37,063
--- #1 most common destination from Texas
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