
Where people in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Rhode Island in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
#30. Ohio
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Rhode Island in 2019: 441
--- #40 most common destination from Ohio
#29. Hawaii
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Hawaii to Rhode Island in 2019: 0
--- #48 (tie) most common destination from Hawaii
#28. West Virginia
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from West Virginia to Rhode Island in 2019: 83
--- #38 most common destination from West Virginia
#27. New Jersey
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to Rhode Island in 2019: 1,420
--- #22 most common destination from New Jersey
#26. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to Rhode Island in 2019: 0
--- #46 (tie) most common destination from Washington, D.C.
#25. Illinois
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Rhode Island in 2019: 624
--- #42 most common destination from Illinois
#24. Wisconsin
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to Rhode Island in 2019: 136
--- #43 most common destination from Wisconsin
#23. Maryland
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Rhode Island in 2019: 243
--- #44 most common destination from Maryland
#22. Vermont
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Vermont to Rhode Island in 2019: 428
--- #13 most common destination from Vermont
#21. Arizona
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Rhode Island in 2019: 423
--- #45 most common destination from Arizona
#20. Missouri
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Rhode Island in 2019: 135
--- #46 most common destination from Missouri
#19. Alabama
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Rhode Island in 2019: 0
--- #49 most common destination from Alabama
#18. Delaware
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Delaware to Rhode Island in 2019: 16
--- #26 most common destination from Delaware
#17. Maine
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to Rhode Island in 2019: 475
--- #21 most common destination from Maine
#16. Washington
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Rhode Island in 2019: 144
--- #48 most common destination from Washington
#15. Tennessee
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Rhode Island in 2019: 136
--- #47 most common destination from Tennessee
#14. Texas
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Rhode Island in 2019: 1,597
--- #43 most common destination from Texas
#13. Utah
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to Rhode Island in 2019: 186
--- #41 most common destination from Utah
#12. Colorado
--- 2.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Rhode Island in 2019: 238
--- #50 most common destination from Colorado
#11. Pennsylvania
--- 2.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island in 2019: 1,538
--- #29 most common destination from Pennsylvania
#10. South Carolina
--- 3.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Rhode Island in 2019: 680
--- #28 most common destination from South Carolina
#9. Georgia
--- 3.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Rhode Island in 2019: 84
--- #50 most common destination from Georgia
#8. New Hampshire
--- 3.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Hampshire to Rhode Island in 2019: 290
--- #25 most common destination from New Hampshire
#7. Virginia
--- 3.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Rhode Island in 2019: 863
--- #42 most common destination from Virginia
#6. North Carolina
--- 4.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Rhode Island in 2019: 887
--- #40 most common destination from North Carolina
#5. New York
--- 5.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Rhode Island in 2019: 2,359
--- #29 most common destination from New York
#4. Florida
--- 8.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Rhode Island in 2019: 3,084
--- #33 most common destination from Florida
#3. California
--- 9.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Rhode Island in 2019: 1,854
--- #43 most common destination from California
#2. Connecticut
--- 12.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to Rhode Island in 2019: 2,561
--- #15 most common destination from Connecticut
#1. Massachusetts
--- 25.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in 2019: 12,742
--- #6 most common destination from Massachusetts