Where are Missourians moving to?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Over 135,000 people left Missouri in 2023, according to U.S. Census data. Where did those people move to?

The Census data shows the majority of people who left Missouri in 2023 moved to Kansas. Around 14%, or 18,573 people, who left the state went to the neighbors to the west.

Here is the rest of the top 10:

1. Kansas – 18,573
2. Illinois – 14,982
3. Texas – 10,883
4. Arkansas – 8,714
5. Florida – 7,814
6. Arizona – 7,390
7. California – 6,400
8. Colorado – 4,858
9. Georgia – 3,814
10. Tennessee – 3,370

On the other hand, no Missourians moved to New Hampshire, with the Census estimating that no one moved to the northeastern state.

Here is the rest of the bottom 10:

1. New Hampshire – 0
2. Maine – 2
3. Rhode Island – 11
4. Vermont – 11
5. Montana – 36
6. South Dakota – 74
7. Delaware – 105
8. Alaska – 107
9. Connecticut – 110
10. West Virginia – 128

Kansas was also the top state when it came to people moving to Missouri, with over 20,000 people arriving in the Show-Me state.