Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 83,676 people living in Kansas reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 6,803), and 83,761 people living in another state reported living in Kansas a year earlier (± 8,394), 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, “Kansas interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/kansas — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Kansas recorded 85 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 10,805, 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
- Missouri → Kansas21,660 ± 3,165
- Colorado → Kansas6,987 ± 2,091
- Texas → Kansas6,355 ± 1,985
- Oklahoma → Kansas5,414 ± 2,204
- California → Kansas5,217 ± 1,468
- Arizona → Kansas4,068 ± 2,270
- Nebraska → Kansas3,236 ± 1,585
- Tennessee → Kansas2,515 ± 1,468
- Florida → Kansas2,512 ± 1,065
- Washington → Kansas1,979 ± 1,052
Largest outbound destinations
- Kansas → Missouri18,446 ± 3,129
- Kansas → Texas9,920 ± 3,535
- Kansas → Florida4,722 ± 1,935
- Kansas → Oklahoma4,459 ± 996
- Kansas → Illinois3,693 ± 1,865
- Kansas → Minnesota3,171 ± 2,188
- Kansas → Iowa2,460 ± 1,764
- Kansas → Georgia2,411 ± 1,521
- Kansas → Michigan2,263 ± 1,365
- Kansas → Maryland2,158 ± 1,975
Indexed corridors out of Kansas (2)
- Kansas → Missouri18,446 ± 3,129
- Kansas → Texas9,920 ± 3,535
Indexed corridors into Kansas (5)
- Missouri → Kansas21,660 ± 3,165
- Colorado → Kansas6,987 ± 2,091
- Texas → Kansas6,355 ± 1,985
- Oklahoma → Kansas5,414 ± 2,204
- California → Kansas5,217 ± 1,468
Largest inbound origin: Missouri. Largest outbound destination: Missouri.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Kansas rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 30th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 30th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Kansas gain or lose people to other states?
- Kansas recorded 85 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 10,805, 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 Kansas from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 83,676 ± 6,803 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Kansas for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 83,761 ± 8,394 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.