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Net Migration of College Freshmen in 2022
| Rank | State | FIPS Code | Students |
|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 04000 | 13,548 |
| 2 | Indiana | 18000 | 10,847 |
| 3 | Alabama | 01000 | 9,367 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 42000 | 9,005 |
| 5 | Iowa | 19000 | 7,722 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 45000 | 7,321 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | 11000 | 7,096 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 37000 | 6,913 |
| 9 | Utah | 49000 | 6,871 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 25000 | 6,783 |
| 11 | Ohio | 39000 | 6,312 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 44000 | 5,796 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 47000 | 5,390 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 28000 | 5,063 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 05000 | 4,760 |
| 16 | New York | 36000 | 4,318 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 55000 | 4,224 |
| 18 | Florida | 12000 | 4,018 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 21000 | 3,612 |
| 20 | Kansas | 20000 | 3,452 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 54000 | 3,379 |
| 22 | Oregon | 41000 | 3,194 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 40000 | 3,052 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 22000 | 2,934 |
| 25 | Vermont | 50000 | 2,750 |
| 26 | Virginia | 51000 | 2,504 |
| 27 | Michigan | 26000 | 2,451 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 38000 | 2,434 |
| 29 | Idaho | 16000 | 2,353 |
| 30 | Montana | 30000 | 2,083 |
| 31 | South Dakota | 46000 | 1,779 |
| 32 | Delaware | 10000 | 1,597 |
| 33 | Maine | 23000 | 1,166 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 56000 | 556 |
| 35 | Missouri | 29000 | 520 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 33000 | 171 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 31000 | -61 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 35000 | -137 |
| 39 | Alaska | 02000 | -1,239 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 15000 | -1,311 |
| 41 | Georgia | 13000 | -1,555 |
| 42 | Nevada | 32000 | -2,787 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 09000 | -3,086 |
| 44 | Colorado | 08000 | -3,465 |
| 45 | Washington | 53000 | -5,015 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 27000 | -7,393 |
| 47 | Maryland | 24000 | -8,131 |
| 48 | California | 06000 | -12,279 |
| 49 | Texas | 48000 | -14,393 |
| 50 | Illinois | 17000 | -18,200 |
| 51 | New Jersey | 34000 | -25,874 |
Note: Freshmen students are those enrolled in four-year degree-granting institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months.
Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics
This page was generated on 12/13/2025 4:08:54 PM