Oct 28, 2023 - Politics & Policy
Mapped: Where Americans are moving
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New data from the U.S. Census shows that around 820,000 people moved out of California and 550,000 out of New York in 2022. They join more than 8 million Americans who moved states in 2022.
Why it matters: The rising cost of living is pushing people out of expensive coastal areas, and the trend doesn't look likely to change in coming years: four in ten Californians and and three in ten New Yorkers say they're considering moving out of state.
- Many of those moving are headed to Florida or Texas, the states with the largest influxes in 2022.
- But Texans worried about the "California-ing" of their state may not need to worry: Democrats are much more likely to move to blue states, while Republicans move to red states.
Go deeper: Population drain persists in big cities
