October 22, 2024
Experts:
The latest state-to-state migration flow statistics continue to show the state is no longer one of the top destinations in the nation. The most recent data from the U.S. Census demonstrates that in the early 2020s, Colorado is gaining more people through international migration than domestic migration. The state is gaining only a fraction of the domestic migration it used to capture. Also of note, Colorado is gaining more people from migration than from births.
Domestic Migration
Origins and Destinations of Domestic Migration in the U.S. and Colorado
Across the U.S., Florida, Texas and the Carolinas were the most popular destinations. Of the people who moved to a different state in 2023, 53% moved to Florida, Texas, or North Carolina. The majority of people moved away from California, New York, and Illinois.
The state of Colorado gained more people from California than any other state, 11,364 in total. This net gain was nearly twice the amount Colorado gained from Texas, which had the second-highest net gain. North Carolina, Virginia, and Arizona come next.
Colorado lost more people to Nevada than any other state, 6,168 in total. Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Arkansas were the states with the next-highest net gains of Coloradans.
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Colorado Migration Data |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Total Population |
5,785,219 |
5,811,596 |
5,841,039 |
5,877,610 |
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Natural Growth |
3,679 |
15,656 |
13,083 |
17,399 |
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International |
244 |
3,913 |
10,413 |
11,931 |
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Net Domestic Migration |
7,169 |
5,404 |
6,772 |
7,236 |
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Total Net Migration |
7,413 |
9,317 |
17,185 |
19,167 |
Source:https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/state-to-state-migration-flows.html