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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Movement of Inbound and outbound New Yorkers, 2005-2006

Rank, gain
from outbound
New Yorkers		 State Gain from
outbound New Yorkers		 Rank, loss to
inbound New Yorkers		 Loss to inbound
New Yorkers
1 Florida 87,576 2 30,809
2 New Jersey 54,781 1 37,102
3 Pennsylvania 43,294 4 22,032
4 North Carolina 40,690 13 6,521
5 California 31,703 3 23,126
6 Georgia 26,759 10 7,254
7 Connecticut 24,838 6 16,439
8 Virginia 21,198 7 14,517
9 Texas 20,436 8 10,292
10 Massachusetts 19,563 5 17,797
11 Maryland 15,819 9 9,274
12 South Carolina 9,451 18 3,389
13 Ohio 8,525 12 6,624
14 Puerto Rico 8,181 14 6,439
15 Illinois 7,523 11 7,110
16 Arizona 7,128 17 3,761
17 Washington 6,041 30 1,752
18 Rhode Island 5,256 27 1,901
19 Vermont 4,988 15 4,528
20 District of Columbia 4,831 16 3,942
21 Michigan 4,739 20 3,209
22 Colorado 3,920 24 2,373
23 Alabama 3,732 40 812
24 Nevada 3,564 25 2,279
25 Missouri 3,366 28 1,838
26 Indiana 3,166 32 1,618
27 Kansas 3,103 37 1,188
28 New Hampshire 3,016 19 3,244
29 Maine 2,829 21 3,028
30 Tennessee 2,816 29 1,838
31 Hawaii 2,654 35 1,240
32 Kentucky 2,574 42 792
33 Oregon 2,555 33 1,528
34 Minnesota 2,496 26 1,940
35 Wisconsin 2,407 34 1,500
36 Oklahoma 2,165 36 1,197
37 Mississippi 2,131 39 943
38 Louisiana 1,921 22 2,555
39 Utah 1,720 41 803
40 Arkansas 1,546 47 331
41 Delaware 1,523 31 1,726
42 West Virginia 1,406 43 656
43 New Mexico 1,371 38 1,126
44 Montana 823 46 344
45 Alaska 809 23 2,513
46 Nebraska 767 44 456
47 Iowa 686 45 396
48 North Dakota 410 51 0
49 Idaho 273 50 97
50 South Dakota 237 48 304
51 Wyoming 0 49 198
Total - 513,306   + 276,681
New York's net internal migration loss -236,625    
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey