Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 119,890 people living in Alabama reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 9,899), and 97,658 people living in another state reported living in Alabama a year earlier (± 8,922), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Alabama interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/alabama — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Alabama recorded 22,232 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 13,326, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Florida → Alabama16,423 ± 4,099
- Georgia → Alabama15,194 ± 2,860
- Tennessee → Alabama11,339 ± 2,639
- Mississippi → Alabama7,574 ± 2,264
- Texas → Alabama7,428 ± 2,159
- California → Alabama7,145 ± 2,936
- Illinois → Alabama5,231 ± 1,900
- Virginia → Alabama5,056 ± 2,688
- Colorado → Alabama2,994 ± 1,616
- New York → Alabama2,937 ± 2,349
Largest outbound destinations
- Alabama → Georgia15,804 ± 5,475
- Alabama → Florida11,110 ± 3,108
- Alabama → Tennessee9,789 ± 2,113
- Alabama → Mississippi8,215 ± 3,035
- Alabama → Texas7,015 ± 1,777
- Alabama → North Carolina4,757 ± 1,604
- Alabama → Virginia3,719 ± 1,903
- Alabama → Arizona3,139 ± 2,909
- Alabama → South Carolina2,317 ± 1,297
- Alabama → Louisiana2,085 ± 1,033
Indexed corridors out of Alabama (5)
- Alabama → Georgia15,804 ± 5,475
- Alabama → Florida11,110 ± 3,108
- Alabama → Tennessee9,789 ± 2,113
- Alabama → Mississippi8,215 ± 3,035
- Alabama → Texas7,015 ± 1,777
Indexed corridors into Alabama (7)
- Florida → Alabama16,423 ± 4,099
- Georgia → Alabama15,194 ± 2,860
- Tennessee → Alabama11,339 ± 2,639
- Mississippi → Alabama7,574 ± 2,264
- Texas → Alabama7,428 ± 2,159
- California → Alabama7,145 ± 2,936
- Illinois → Alabama5,231 ± 1,900
Largest inbound origin: Florida. Largest outbound destination: Georgia.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Alabama rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 23rd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 25th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Alabama gain or lose people to other states?
- Alabama recorded 22,232 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 13,326, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Alabama from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 119,890 ± 9,899 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Alabama for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 97,658 ± 8,922 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.