
Where people in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Pennsylvania in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
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#40. Idaho
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to Pennsylvania in 2019: 183
--- #26 most common destination from Idaho

#39. Louisiana
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,657
--- #15 most common destination from Louisiana
#38. New Mexico
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Mexico to Pennsylvania in 2019: 163
--- #37 most common destination from New Mexico
#37. Oklahoma
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,975
--- #10 most common destination from Oklahoma
#36. Mississippi
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to Pennsylvania in 2019: 65
--- #37 most common destination from Mississippi
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#35. Wisconsin
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania in 2019: 942
--- #25 most common destination from Wisconsin
#34. Maine
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,787
--- #7 most common destination from Maine

#33. New Hampshire
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,148
--- #8 most common destination from New Hampshire

#32. Missouri
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,760
--- #20 most common destination from Missouri
#31. Minnesota
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to Pennsylvania in 2019: 2,708
--- #11 most common destination from Minnesota
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#30. Vermont
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Vermont to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,483
--- #6 most common destination from Vermont

#29. Rhode Island
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Rhode Island to Pennsylvania in 2019: 850
--- #11 most common destination from Rhode Island
#28. Nevada
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to Pennsylvania in 2019: 721
--- #33 most common destination from Nevada

#27. Oregon
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,004
--- #22 most common destination from Oregon
#26. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,978
--- #6 most common destination from Washington, D.C.
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#25. Tennessee
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Pennsylvania in 2019: 2,564
--- #19 most common destination from Tennessee
#24. Kansas
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,073
--- #21 most common destination from Kansas

#23. Alabama
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,898
--- #14 most common destination from Alabama

#22. Kentucky
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,222
--- #20 most common destination from Kentucky

#21. Colorado
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,631
--- #35 most common destination from Colorado
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#20. Connecticut
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 2019: 4,853
--- #5 most common destination from Connecticut

#19. Illinois
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Pennsylvania in 2019: 3,996
--- #23 most common destination from Illinois

#18. Washington
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Pennsylvania in 2019: 2,394
--- #20 most common destination from Washington

#17. Arizona
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania in 2019: 3,104
--- #17 most common destination from Arizona

#16. Michigan
--- 2.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania in 2019: 1,969
--- #19 most common destination from Michigan
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#15. Indiana
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to Pennsylvania in 2019: 2,276
--- #17 most common destination from Indiana

#14. West Virginia
--- 2.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from West Virginia to Pennsylvania in 2019: 3,763
--- #4 most common destination from West Virginia

#13. Massachusetts
--- 2.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania in 2019: 4,551
--- #12 most common destination from Massachusetts

#12. South Carolina
--- 2.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Pennsylvania in 2019: 4,742
--- #8 most common destination from South Carolina
#11. Georgia
--- 3.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Pennsylvania in 2019: 7,481
--- #10 most common destination from Georgia
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#10. Delaware
--- 3.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Delaware to Pennsylvania in 2019: 6,387
--- #1 most common destination from Delaware

#9. Texas
--- 3.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Pennsylvania in 2019: 11,490
--- #17 most common destination from Texas

#8. Virginia
--- 4.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Pennsylvania in 2019: 12,193
--- #6 most common destination from Virginia

#7. California
--- 4.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Pennsylvania in 2019: 13,048
--- #15 most common destination from California

#6. North Carolina
--- 5.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Pennsylvania in 2019: 7,221
--- #9 most common destination from North Carolina
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#5. Maryland
--- 5.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania in 2019: 21,659
--- #2 most common destination from Maryland
#4. Ohio
--- 6.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Pennsylvania in 2019: 12,752
--- #3 most common destination from Ohio

#3. New Jersey
--- 8.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania in 2019: 43,295
--- #1 most common destination from New Jersey

#2. New York
--- 8.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Pennsylvania in 2019: 46,618
--- #3 most common destination from New York

#1. Florida
--- 13.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Pennsylvania in 2019: 19,629
--- #7 most common destination from Florida
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