Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 53,791 people living in District of Columbia reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 5,438), and 54,246 people living in another state reported living in District of Columbia a year earlier (± 5,656), 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, “District of Columbia interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/district-of-columbia — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
District of Columbia recorded 455 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 7,846, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Virginia → District of Columbia7,200 ± 2,204
- Maryland → District of Columbia6,926 ± 1,523
- California → District of Columbia4,559 ± 1,174
- Pennsylvania → District of Columbia3,843 ± 2,232
- New York → District of Columbia3,117 ± 916
- Illinois → District of Columbia2,821 ± 1,669
- New Jersey → District of Columbia2,547 ± 899
- Colorado → District of Columbia2,351 ± 1,968
- Massachusetts → District of Columbia1,818 ± 613
- Connecticut → District of Columbia1,583 ± 1,003
Largest outbound destinations
- District of Columbia → Maryland16,780 ± 3,634
- District of Columbia → Virginia9,953 ± 2,300
- District of Columbia → New York4,795 ± 1,495
- District of Columbia → Pennsylvania2,360 ± 1,347
- District of Columbia → Texas2,287 ± 1,387
- District of Columbia → California2,128 ± 808
- District of Columbia → North Carolina2,078 ± 1,773
- District of Columbia → Florida1,878 ± 889
- District of Columbia → Washington1,849 ± 1,702
- District of Columbia → Nevada1,341 ± 1,787
Indexed corridors out of District of Columbia (2)
- District of Columbia → Maryland16,780 ± 3,634
- District of Columbia → Virginia9,953 ± 2,300
Indexed corridors into District of Columbia (2)
- Virginia → District of Columbia7,200 ± 2,204
- Maryland → District of Columbia6,926 ± 1,523
Largest inbound origin: Virginia. Largest outbound destination: Maryland.
Questions this page answers
- Where does District of Columbia rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 38th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 38th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does District of Columbia gain or lose people to other states?
- District of Columbia recorded 455 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 7,846, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
- How many people moved into District of Columbia from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 53,791 ± 5,438 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left District of Columbia for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 54,246 ± 5,656 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.