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Not Everyone Moved in 2022, but When They Did …

February 3, 2023

After a historically low moving rate in 2021, even fewer Americans moved last year, according to data compiled by the National Association of Realtors. Despite outsize news coverage of the millions who moved during the pandemic, Census data shows the national moving rate declined for the six years preceding 2022, and U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data demonstrates declining migration in 2022, as well. Nearly 70% of U.S. ZIP codes experienced fewer inbound moves in 2022 than in 2021.

Some states nonetheless are growing. Those with the most net domestic in-migration in 2022 were Florida at 318,855, Texas at 230,961, North Carolina at 99,796 and South Carolina at 84,030. Florida also was the fastest-growing state, as its population increased 1.9% in 2022. In fact, that was the first time since 1957 that Florida’s population grew faster than anywhere else across the U.S. Some large areas where in-migration exceeded out-migration by more than 6 percentage points: Ocala, Florida; Tallahassee, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Houston; Deltona, Florida; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The states with the largest net domestic out-migration were California at 343,230, New York at 299,557 and Illinois at 141,656. California nevertheless remained the most populous state, with nearly 39 million residents.

By Brannon Boswell

Executive Editor, Commerce + Communities Today

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