Mapped: The States Americans Are Fleeing—and Moving To

Key Takeaways North Carolina attracted more domestic movers than any other state in 2025, gaining 84,100 residents from elsewhere in the U.S. California (-229,100) and New York (-137,600) remained the nation’s largest sources of domestic outmigration. While Sun Belt states still dominated migration gains, several Midwestern states posted positive inflows as affordability pressures spread across previously hot markets.