An infographic highlighting migration trends between California and five specific states.
Wyoming (Pandemic magnet): Experienced a huge pandemic surge, with net inflow of Californians increasing 10x (from 4 to 39 per 10k). In-migration has since cooled but remains higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Nevada (Top trade partner): Historically the most popular destination and source for California moves per capita.
Idaho (Most one-sided outflow): Has the biggest "mover imbalance": for every person who moves from Idaho to California, more than two Californians move to Idaho.
Tennessee (On the rise): Popularity is growing, with inflows increasing from 20 per 10k (pre-pandemic) to 32 per 10k since then. It sent ~14 per 10k to California during the past decade.
Oregon (Losing luster): Experienced the largest drop in cumulative exits from California since 2019.