Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 35,900 people living in Maine reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 4,509), and 28,146 people living in another state reported living in Maine a year earlier (± 4,603), 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, “Maine interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/maine — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Maine recorded 7,754 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,443, 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
- Massachusetts → Maine6,723 ± 2,509
- New Hampshire → Maine4,373 ± 1,699
- Florida → Maine3,192 ± 1,282
- New York → Maine1,927 ± 803
- California → Maine1,784 ± 875
- North Carolina → Maine1,266 ± 711
- Connecticut → Maine1,219 ± 640
- Alaska → Maine1,091 ± 975
- Maryland → Maine916 ± 777
- Virginia → Maine883 ± 430
Largest outbound destinations
- Maine → Massachusetts6,746 ± 2,201
- Maine → Florida3,261 ± 1,999
- Maine → New Hampshire3,115 ± 965
- Maine → North Carolina2,542 ± 1,715
- Maine → California1,860 ± 1,028
- Maine → New York1,326 ± 643
- Maine → Oklahoma863 ± 859
- Maine → Vermont726 ± 476
- Maine → Connecticut671 ± 479
- Maine → Virginia670 ± 579
Indexed corridors out of Maine (1)
- Maine → Massachusetts6,746 ± 2,201
Indexed corridors into Maine (1)
- Massachusetts → Maine6,723 ± 2,509
Largest inbound origin: Massachusetts. Largest outbound destination: Massachusetts.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Maine rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 45th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 48th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Maine gain or lose people to other states?
- Maine recorded 7,754 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,443, 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 Maine from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 35,900 ± 4,509 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Maine for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 28,146 ± 4,603 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.