
Where people in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin in 2019: 826
--- #26 most common destination from Connecticut

#39. Massachusetts
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to Wisconsin in 2019: 584
--- #28 most common destination from Massachusetts

#38. New Jersey
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to Wisconsin in 2019: 331
--- #41 most common destination from New Jersey

#37. North Dakota
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Dakota to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,369
--- #3 most common destination from North Dakota
#36. Maine
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to Wisconsin in 2019: 175
--- #31 most common destination from Maine
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#35. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to Wisconsin in 2019: 298
--- #19 most common destination from Washington, D.C.

#34. South Dakota
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Dakota to Wisconsin in 2019: 763
--- #12 most common destination from South Dakota

#33. Louisiana
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,167
--- #21 most common destination from Louisiana
#32. Utah
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to Wisconsin in 2019: 808
--- #26 most common destination from Utah

#31. Oregon
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to Wisconsin in 2019: 639
--- #29 most common destination from Oregon
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#30. Kansas
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,421
--- #12 most common destination from Kansas

#29. Idaho
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to Wisconsin in 2019: 93
--- #36 most common destination from Idaho

#28. New Hampshire
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Hampshire to Wisconsin in 2019: 401
--- #21 most common destination from New Hampshire

#27. Nebraska
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nebraska to Wisconsin in 2019: 872
--- #18 most common destination from Nebraska
#26. Arkansas
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to Wisconsin in 2019: 290
--- #31 most common destination from Arkansas
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#25. Pennsylvania
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin in 2019: 990
--- #35 most common destination from Pennsylvania
#24. Mississippi
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to Wisconsin in 2019: 581
--- #17 most common destination from Mississippi
#23. Nevada
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to Wisconsin in 2019: 747
--- #32 most common destination from Nevada
#22. Tennessee
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,294
--- #27 most common destination from Tennessee

#21. Alabama
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Wisconsin in 2019: 678
--- #29 most common destination from Alabama
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#20. New York
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Wisconsin in 2019: 2,337
--- #30 most common destination from New York

#19. Washington
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,682
--- #31 most common destination from Washington

#18. Virginia
--- 1.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,878
--- #30 most common destination from Virginia

#17. North Carolina
--- 1.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,645
--- #31 most common destination from North Carolina

#16. South Carolina
--- 1.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Wisconsin in 2019: 948
--- #25 most common destination from South Carolina
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#15. Maryland
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Wisconsin in 2019: 241
--- #45 most common destination from Maryland
#14. Indiana
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,951
--- #21 most common destination from Indiana

#13. Kentucky
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,468
--- #17 most common destination from Kentucky

#12. Missouri
--- 3.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Wisconsin in 2019: 2,796
--- #15 most common destination from Missouri
#11. Ohio
--- 3.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,049
--- #32 most common destination from Ohio
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#10. Arizona
--- 3.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,917
--- #25 most common destination from Arizona
#9. Georgia
--- 3.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,783
--- #29 most common destination from Georgia

#8. Michigan
--- 4.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to Wisconsin in 2019: 5,307
--- #12 most common destination from Michigan

#7. Colorado
--- 4.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Wisconsin in 2019: 3,125
--- #25 most common destination from Colorado
#6. Iowa
--- 4.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Iowa to Wisconsin in 2019: 4,289
--- #5 most common destination from Iowa
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#5. California
--- 4.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Wisconsin in 2019: 6,886
--- #27 most common destination from California

#4. Texas
--- 4.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Wisconsin in 2019: 5,049
--- #27 most common destination from Texas

#3. Florida
--- 6.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Wisconsin in 2019: 5,168
--- #26 most common destination from Florida

#2. Illinois
--- 11.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Wisconsin in 2019: 22,402
--- #5 most common destination from Illinois
#1. Minnesota
--- 18.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to Wisconsin in 2019: 17,524
--- #1 most common destination from Minnesota
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