Higher-income adults are least likely to leave the state

Net interstate migration among adults ages 18–64

Source: PPIC based on American Community Survey accessed via IPUMS. NOTES: Net flows are for adults ages 18 to 64. Lower-income is defined as twice the poverty level or less (up to $60,000 for a family of four in 2023), middle-income is defined as twice the poverty level up to five times the poverty level ($60,001 to $150,000), and higher-income is defined as more than five times the poverty level ($150,001 or higher). FROM: PPIC Blog, February 2025. Get the data Embed