Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 150,849 people living in New Jersey reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 11,279), and 214,762 people living in another state reported living in New Jersey a year earlier (± 11,235), 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, “New Jersey interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/new-jersey — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
New Jersey recorded 63,913 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 15,920, 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
- New York → New Jersey56,799 ± 8,244
- Pennsylvania → New Jersey25,902 ± 3,756
- Florida → New Jersey12,121 ± 3,185
- California → New Jersey8,021 ± 2,510
- North Carolina → New Jersey4,950 ± 2,047
- Massachusetts → New Jersey4,041 ± 1,776
- Delaware → New Jersey3,347 ± 1,138
- Virginia → New Jersey3,328 ± 1,632
- Texas → New Jersey2,930 ± 1,744
- Illinois → New Jersey2,836 ± 1,283
Largest outbound destinations
- New Jersey → Pennsylvania38,467 ± 4,874
- New Jersey → New York36,002 ± 5,753
- New Jersey → Florida22,646 ± 4,042
- New Jersey → Texas11,078 ± 3,309
- New Jersey → Virginia11,018 ± 2,698
- New Jersey → California9,653 ± 2,769
- New Jersey → North Carolina9,282 ± 3,207
- New Jersey → Georgia6,770 ± 2,580
- New Jersey → Massachusetts6,536 ± 1,517
- New Jersey → Ohio6,137 ± 2,556
Indexed corridors out of New Jersey (12)
- New Jersey → Pennsylvania38,467 ± 4,874
- New Jersey → New York36,002 ± 5,753
- New Jersey → Florida22,646 ± 4,042
- New Jersey → Texas11,078 ± 3,309
- New Jersey → Virginia11,018 ± 2,698
- New Jersey → California9,653 ± 2,769
- New Jersey → North Carolina9,282 ± 3,207
- New Jersey → Georgia6,770 ± 2,580
- New Jersey → Massachusetts6,536 ± 1,517
- New Jersey → Ohio6,137 ± 2,556
- New Jersey → Connecticut5,628 ± 1,617
- New Jersey → Maryland5,550 ± 1,553
Indexed corridors into New Jersey (4)
- New York → New Jersey56,799 ± 8,244
- Pennsylvania → New Jersey25,902 ± 3,756
- Florida → New Jersey12,121 ± 3,185
- California → New Jersey8,021 ± 2,510
Largest inbound origin: New York. Largest outbound destination: Pennsylvania.
Questions this page answers
- Where does New Jersey rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 18th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 10th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does New Jersey gain or lose people to other states?
- New Jersey recorded 63,913 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 15,920, 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 New Jersey from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 150,849 ± 11,279 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left New Jersey for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 214,762 ± 11,235 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.