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Description
Arizona was among the national leaders in the net number of people moving to the state between 1995 and 2000. It ranked second to Nevada on net migration rate (number of migrants divided by resident population in 1995).
The U.S. Census Bureau gradually is releasing detailed migration statistics from the 2000 census. Since the data are derived from the long form of the census, which was completed by less than one-sixth of the population, the migration statistics are estimates subject to sampling error. Migration is determined from a comparison of where people lived in 1995 and 2000; if a person moved more than once during this period, this is not reflected in the data. In addition, the census did not count those who moved from the United States between 1995 and 2000.
This article summarizes migration data by state. Additional state detail, as well as metropolitan and county data, will be discussed in the February issue.
DOMESTIC MIGRATION
Movement from one location to another within the United States accounts for the majority of migration. In the case of states, a domestic migrant is defined as a person living in a different state in 2000 than in 1995.
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Arizona was the 20th most populous state in 2000, but it ranked higher on domestic migration flows between 1995 and 2000: seventh on the number of in-migrants, 17th on the number of out-migrants, and fourth on the net number of migrants. Between 1995 and 2000, the census counted 796,400 in-migrants, 480,300 out-migrants, and 316,100 net migrants to Arizona.
Each of the 12 states with the greatest net in-migration (75,000 or more between 1995 and 2000) is located in the West or Southeast [see Figure I]. A total of 27 states received a net inflow. Nine states had net outflows of at least 75,000: New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Hawaii, and Louisiana.
Migration efficiency is defined as the ratio of in-migration to out-migration. Nevada had the highest ratio with two in-migrants for every out-migrant. Arizona ranked second with a ratio of 1.66: five in-migrants for every three out-migrants. Only six other states had efficiencies of at least 1.25 (five in, four out): North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Colorado.
More than 186,000 Californians moved to Arizona over the five years, the fourth highest state-to-state migration flow in the country. (More than 92,000 moved from Arizona to California.) The largest net flows were New York to Florida (more than 300,000), New York to New Jersey (207,000), and California to Nevada (199,000). Arizona's migration flows with New York were among the most efficient in the nation. More than 31,000 moved from New York to Arizona while less than 10,000... |
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