Where people in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Oklahoma in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
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#40. Connecticut
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to Oklahoma in 2019: 430
--- #32 most common destination from Connecticut
#39. Minnesota
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to Oklahoma in 2019: 638
--- #32 most common destination from Minnesota
#38. Iowa
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Iowa to Oklahoma in 2019: 551
--- #30 most common destination from Iowa
#37. Mississippi
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to Oklahoma in 2019: 271
--- #28 most common destination from Mississippi

#36. Wisconsin
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to Oklahoma in 2019: 64
--- #46 most common destination from Wisconsin
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#35. Alaska
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to Oklahoma in 2019: 188
--- #40 most common destination from Alaska

#34. South Dakota
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Dakota to Oklahoma in 2019: 880
--- #11 most common destination from South Dakota

#33. Kentucky
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to Oklahoma in 2019: 537
--- #24 (tie) most common destination from Kentucky
#32. Montana
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Montana to Oklahoma in 2019: 617
--- #19 most common destination from Montana

#31. New York
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,505
--- #36 most common destination from New York
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#30. Alabama
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Oklahoma in 2019: 241
--- #41 most common destination from Alabama
#29. Wyoming
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wyoming to Oklahoma in 2019: 326
--- #21 most common destination from Wyoming

#28. Maryland
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Oklahoma in 2019: 672
--- #35 most common destination from Maryland
#27. Ohio
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,163
--- #31 most common destination from Ohio
#26. New Mexico
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Mexico to Oklahoma in 2019: 3,447
--- #5 most common destination from New Mexico
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#25. Utah
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to Oklahoma in 2019: 155
--- #43 most common destination from Utah

#24. Michigan
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to Oklahoma in 2019: 794
--- #30 most common destination from Michigan

#23. South Carolina
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Oklahoma in 2019: 85
--- #47 most common destination from South Carolina
#22. Tennessee
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,143
--- #29 most common destination from Tennessee
#21. Nevada
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,018
--- #25 most common destination from Nevada
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#20. Indiana
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,397
--- #16 most common destination from Indiana

#19. Delaware
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Delaware to Oklahoma in 2019: 0
--- #40 most common destination from Delaware

#18. Oregon
--- 1.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to Oklahoma in 2019: 432
--- #35 most common destination from Oregon

#17. Washington
--- 1.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,039
--- #27 most common destination from Washington

#16. Virginia
--- 1.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,146
--- #27 most common destination from Virginia
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#15. Georgia
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,888
--- #26 most common destination from Georgia

#14. Nebraska
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nebraska to Oklahoma in 2019: 973
--- #15 most common destination from Nebraska

#13. North Carolina
--- 2.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,745
--- #23 most common destination from North Carolina

#12. Idaho
--- 2.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to Oklahoma in 2019: 429
--- #21 most common destination from Idaho

#11. Louisiana
--- 2.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to Oklahoma in 2019: 1,942
--- #11 most common destination from Louisiana
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#10. Pennsylvania
--- 2.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma in 2019: 881
--- #37 most common destination from Pennsylvania

#9. Arizona
--- 2.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,962
--- #18 most common destination from Arizona

#8. Illinois
--- 2.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Oklahoma in 2019: 2,401
--- #27 most common destination from Illinois

#7. California
--- 4.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Oklahoma in 2019: 7,408
--- #25 most common destination from California
#6. Kansas
--- 5.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to Oklahoma in 2019: 4,371
--- #4 most common destination from Kansas
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#5. Colorado
--- 5.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Oklahoma in 2019: 9,020
--- #5 most common destination from Colorado

#4. Missouri
--- 5.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Oklahoma in 2019: 4,166
--- #9 most common destination from Missouri
#3. Arkansas
--- 6.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma in 2019: 7,421
--- #2 most common destination from Arkansas

#2. Florida
--- 7.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Oklahoma in 2019: 4,109
--- #30 most common destination from Florida

#1. Texas
--- 27.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Oklahoma in 2019: 26,383
--- #3 most common destination from Texas
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