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    USA States Net Migration 2020 - 2025 [OC]
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    USA States Net Migration 2020 – 2025 [OC]


    Some visuals I made using the 2020 – 2025 State components of change data the US Census Bureau recently released. Decided to show a percentage change value rather than straight up numeric change to highlight the impact on some these states that saw a huge influx of people after COVID comparative to their pre-COVID population levels. I also aggregated interntaional and domestic migration.

    Any feedback on this is welcome!

    Posted by whenuknow

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    27 Comments

    3. rosen380 on

      Is this using literal census data (like NY’s population was ~2.5% lower in 2025 than it was in 2020) or is it specifically tracking people that have moved from one state to another?

      If the former, then would it make sense to consider fertility rates by state? IE, are people moving to Idaho and away from Illinois or is it skewed a bit by Idaho’s 1.79 fertility rate and Illinois’ 1.50 (data from 2023)?

    4. PaulOshanter on

      We’re already seeing some of those Covid-era trends reverse though. Here in Florida we’re experiencing the worst housing market since the great financial crisis and our net migration numbers are back down to 2009 levels.

    8. Traditional-Meat-549 on

      Oregon is so funny to me. Historically, my family had a logging operation outside of Portland and they eventually sold the land (lake Oswego) which became an expensive subdivision. 
      I now live in California but Oregonians don’t want former Californian residents there, SO if I wanted to stay west, i would go to Washington. 
      Edit ..son went to Oregon State, husband’s best friend and several of mine live there. 

    15. colbol96 on

      Why do yall think Georgia is growing at a lower rate than FL, SC and NC? I know GA has a larger population than NC and SC so % change is a little misleading but Floridas growth is also crazy

    16. lucianw on

      I think that “migration” is different from “population change” since the former doesn’t account for births or deaths.

      I’d love if you could also plot a “population change” graph. I’m curious how different it will be.

    21. ToonMasterRace on

      California, IL, and NY have actually all gained actual people via mass migration but also have lost tax-paying legal citizens. It’s a bizarre situation.

    25. elderly_millenial on

      The way I look at it the 20th century was one period after another wave after wave of people migrating to California. As far as I’m concerned their descendants moving back is fair game. Your turns in the barrel.