Illinois ranks second in U.S. states with most outbound moves in 2023, study finds (2024)

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Illinois ranked second in the nation for the rate of residents moving out and finding a new state in 2023, according to a survey by moving company United Van Lines. Resident exodus in Illinois made up 61.3% of total migration, and only 38.7% of those moving were inbound.

The Illinois population decline of nearly 33,000 people in 2023 is due in large part to the net domestic migration of 83,839 people who left for other states, offset by net international immigration, which added 40,492 people, according to census data.

Texas ranked as the No. 1 state people moved to in 2023, according to U-Haul. The Southern state has become a growing base for different industries including tech and aerospace. As of 2022, Texas leads the nation as home to the most Fortune 500 companies.

Outbound rate is defined as the number of people moving out of a state as a share of the state's total number of movers. At the top of the list are large states like New York (64.41%), California (63.22%), New Jersey (60.41%), and Illinois (60.11%), all of which had outbound rates higher than 60%.

The National Movers Study showed that 61% of moves in the state were outbound, with 39% being inbound. The main reasons cited for moving out of Illinois were work (26.10%) and retirement (21.40%), according to the survey.

For the fifth year in a row, Illinois had the greatest percentage of individuals leaving the state versus moving in, according to a study by North American Moving Services. According to the study, 63% of all moves in Illinois in 2023 were people leaving the state rather than moving into the state.

A Storage Hub analysis of 2022 census data revealed there were 33 states where more people moved into than left, while 18 states lost more residents than they gained. The top five states that Americans moved out of were Alaska, New York, Illinois, California and Wyoming.

New York and California were the top two states that had the highest number of people moving out as a share of their total number of movers.

Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, South Carolina and Tennessee are the five states where the most Americans looking to move to another city wish to relocate, according to a recent report by real estate platform Redfin.

States with the most inbound moves in 2023 were Vermont, Washington D.C., South Carolina, and Arkansas, which moved up 14 spots from the year before. Stacker compiled a list of states sending the most people to California using data from the Census Bureau.

Where does Illinois rank in best states to live in? ›

The Prairie State is listed at #36 on the U.S. News 2023 Best States list. Illinois has moved down six spots from 30 in 2021. The states were ranked in categories of crime & corrections, economy, education, fiscal stability, health care, infrastructure, natural environment, and opportunity.

People moving out of Illinois led to the 10th consecutive year of population decline, new Census Bureau data shows. Illinois' population declined by 32,826 residents from July 2022-July 2023, according to estimates released Dec. 19 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Illinois lost 83,839 residents who moved to other states, one of the highest rates in the U.S. and driving a 10th consecutive year of population decline. It ranks near the bottom on multiple other population measures, too.

Illinois ranked second in the nation for the rate of residents moving out and finding a new state in 2023, according to a survey by moving company United Van Lines. Resident exodus in Illinois made up 61.3% of total migration, and only 38.7% of those moving were inbound.

(NEXSTAR) — While more than 228,000 people moved into Illinois last year, more than 344,000 packed up their things and left the state, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

(NEXSTAR) — While more than 344,000 people packed up their things and left Illinois last year, another 228,300 decided to move to the Land of Lincoln last year, according to recently released Census data.