The top places in the US where everyone is moving
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- New Census Bureau data showed what moving looked like across the country last year.
- Among big counties, two Georgia locations had the highest share of net movers coming in.
- Losing population due to people moving out was common in California, Illinois, and Iowa.
Tons of Americans are moving to Dawson and Jackson counties in Georgia, based on new data.
The Census Bureau released on Thursday data showing net domestic migration — or how many people moved into a county from elsewhere in the US minus those who left that county — for the 3,144 counties and county-equivalents in the US, alongside new population estimates. The data covered the year between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
You can hover over the map below to see what those net moving rates looked like after taking into account a county's population. The adjusted figure allows for better comparison between locations of varying sizes.
Many of California's counties experienced negative net domestic migration. That was also the case for Iowa and Louisiana. Maine had the opposite experience, with all of its counties experiencing more people moving in than out domestically.
More counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and Florida had positive net domestic migration than negative.
Business Insider looked at rates for the counties with populations of at least 20,000 people and identified which ranked the highest for positive and negative net domestic migration. Rates were adjusted by 2023 populations.
Among the large counties with more people moving in than out domestically, Dawson and Jackson counties in Georgia took the top two spots. Almost of the top 10 were places in the South.
Other Southern counties ranked highly among the big counties with negative net domestic migration rates per 1,000 people. The top three were all in Mississippi. A few other places in the South were among the top 10 for negative rates.
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