Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 43,945 people living in West Virginia reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 4,712), and 36,791 people living in another state reported living in West Virginia a year earlier (± 4,611), 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, “West Virginia interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/west-virginia — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
West Virginia recorded 7,154 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,593, 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
- Virginia → West Virginia7,315 ± 2,190
- Pennsylvania → West Virginia6,425 ± 1,386
- Ohio → West Virginia4,466 ± 1,665
- Maryland → West Virginia3,355 ± 1,131
- North Carolina → West Virginia2,786 ± 1,215
- Florida → West Virginia2,474 ± 1,419
- Texas → West Virginia2,296 ± 945
- Oregon → West Virginia2,188 ± 2,703
- Georgia → West Virginia1,731 ± 1,571
- Kentucky → West Virginia1,123 ± 599
Largest outbound destinations
- West Virginia → Ohio6,646 ± 1,970
- West Virginia → Virginia4,965 ± 1,864
- West Virginia → Pennsylvania3,296 ± 1,111
- West Virginia → Florida3,114 ± 1,550
- West Virginia → Kentucky2,915 ± 1,687
- West Virginia → Maryland2,338 ± 902
- West Virginia → South Carolina1,889 ± 1,097
- West Virginia → Illinois1,335 ± 1,153
- West Virginia → Georgia1,195 ± 974
- West Virginia → California1,037 ± 729
Indexed corridors out of West Virginia (1)
- West Virginia → Ohio6,646 ± 1,970
Indexed corridors into West Virginia (2)
- Virginia → West Virginia7,315 ± 2,190
- Pennsylvania → West Virginia6,425 ± 1,386
Largest inbound origin: Virginia. Largest outbound destination: Ohio.
Questions this page answers
- Where does West Virginia rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 42nd of 51 for people arriving from another state; 43rd of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does West Virginia gain or lose people to other states?
- West Virginia recorded 7,154 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 6,593, 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 West Virginia from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 43,945 ± 4,712 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left West Virginia for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 36,791 ± 4,611 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.