Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 200,326 people living in Illinois reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 11,810), and 282,796 people living in another state reported living in Illinois a year earlier (± 13,033), 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, “Illinois interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/illinois — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Illinois recorded 82,470 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 17,588, 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
- Texas → Illinois18,189 ± 3,474
- California → Illinois15,128 ± 2,843
- Wisconsin → Illinois14,131 ± 2,749
- Indiana → Illinois14,098 ± 3,099
- Florida → Illinois12,751 ± 2,882
- New York → Illinois11,082 ± 3,600
- Missouri → Illinois10,892 ± 2,510
- Michigan → Illinois9,418 ± 2,605
- Ohio → Illinois7,372 ± 2,025
- Iowa → Illinois6,721 ± 1,744
Largest outbound destinations
- Illinois → Indiana25,727 ± 3,764
- Illinois → Florida24,410 ± 4,381
- Illinois → Wisconsin24,045 ± 3,201
- Illinois → Texas23,509 ± 4,417
- Illinois → California19,953 ± 5,236
- Illinois → Missouri18,362 ± 3,110
- Illinois → Michigan12,464 ± 2,739
- Illinois → Tennessee10,866 ± 3,232
- Illinois → Iowa10,691 ± 2,090
- Illinois → Arizona9,445 ± 2,340
Indexed corridors out of Illinois (19)
- Illinois → Indiana25,727 ± 3,764
- Illinois → Florida24,410 ± 4,381
- Illinois → Wisconsin24,045 ± 3,201
- Illinois → Texas23,509 ± 4,417
- Illinois → California19,953 ± 5,236
- Illinois → Missouri18,362 ± 3,110
- Illinois → Michigan12,464 ± 2,739
- Illinois → Tennessee10,866 ± 3,232
- Illinois → Iowa10,691 ± 2,090
- Illinois → Arizona9,445 ± 2,340
- Illinois → Ohio9,332 ± 2,186
- Illinois → New York7,781 ± 1,903
- Illinois → South Carolina6,558 ± 2,059
- Illinois → Virginia6,488 ± 1,960
- Illinois → Georgia6,392 ± 2,157
- Illinois → Washington5,719 ± 2,534
- Illinois → Pennsylvania5,267 ± 1,510
- Illinois → Alabama5,231 ± 1,900
- Illinois → Minnesota5,140 ± 1,386
Indexed corridors into Illinois (12)
- Texas → Illinois18,189 ± 3,474
- California → Illinois15,128 ± 2,843
- Wisconsin → Illinois14,131 ± 2,749
- Indiana → Illinois14,098 ± 3,099
- Florida → Illinois12,751 ± 2,882
- New York → Illinois11,082 ± 3,600
- Missouri → Illinois10,892 ± 2,510
- Michigan → Illinois9,418 ± 2,605
- Ohio → Illinois7,372 ± 2,025
- Iowa → Illinois6,721 ± 1,744
- Arizona → Illinois6,130 ± 1,899
- Georgia → Illinois5,242 ± 1,896
Largest inbound origin: Texas. Largest outbound destination: Indiana.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Illinois rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 11th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 5th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Illinois gain or lose people to other states?
- Illinois recorded 82,470 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 17,588, 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 Illinois from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 200,326 ± 11,810 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Illinois for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 282,796 ± 13,033 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.