Top 10: Which States Lost the Most People?
From the 2011 – 2012 tax filing data as provided by the IRS, all the way through the 2021 – 2022 tax filing data as provided by the IRS, the states below had the greatest numbers of net domestic migrants. These states attracted people from other states in the largest numbers.
| Number | State | Net Domestic Migration Loss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | -1,757,720 |
| 2 | California | -1,632,774 |
| 3 | Illinois | -881,012 |
| 4 | New Jersey | -350,111 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | -283,838 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | -181,662 |
| 7 | Maryland | -179,490 |
| 8 | Louisiana | -171,327 |
| 9 | Virginia | -120,209 |
| 10 | Connecticut | -117,465 |