Percentage of Population Living in a Different State Five Years Ago
The more a state’s population churns, the more likely it is to be heavily affected by the Big Sort. Nationwide, about 8 percent of the population moved from one state to another between 1995 and 2000. The churn was greatest in Nevada—where 25 percent of residents moved from somewhere else. Large states—New York and California—had fewer than 5 percent of their population living in a different state in 1995.
This statistic is computed by dividing the number of persons in a state who are five years and older and were living in a different state in the United States in 1995 by the population of the state five years and older in 2000. These data show which states are most influenced by the domestic migration of U.S. residents. Please note, these data do not include the effect of international migration into and out of the United States. These data are a tabulation of Census 2000 data by Censusscope titled States Ranked By Percent of Population Age 5+ Living in Another State 5 Years Prior to Census, located at http://www.censusscope.org/us/rank_mig_different_state.html. Joseph Cortright, vice president/economist of Impresa Consulting, provided consulting support on developing and analyzing these data.
