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Arkansas: where Gen X adults are moving

Adults born 1965 to 1980 who lived in a different state one year earlier, from the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. These are survey estimates of people, shown with their margins of error.

The Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey estimates that about 9,400 adults born 1965 to 1980 moved to Arkansas from another state in the prior year, while about 7,400 moved away. The difference, about +2,000, is smaller than the survey's margin of error (plus or minus 3,000), so this data cannot say whether Arkansas gained or lost Gen X adults on net.

The largest single source of Gen X adults arriving in Arkansas was Missouri, at about 1,200 people (plus or minus 970), followed by Texas and Florida. That estimate rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide.

Moved in from other states

9,375

people · margin of error ±2,189

Moved out to other states

7,417

people · margin of error ±1,785

Net change

+1,958

people · margin of error ±3,041

Too close to call: smaller than the margin of error

States sending Gen X adults to Arkansas

Shaded by estimated people arriving from each state. Hover a state for the estimate and its margin of error.

Top origin states

StatePeople (estimate)Margin of errorConfidence
Missouri1,186±966Small sample
Texas1,111±623Good
Florida1,048±576Good
Oklahoma858±436Good
Arizona567±658Too small to rely on
Kansas553±759Too small to rely on
Iowa472±539Too small to rely on
Illinois437±418Small sample
New Mexico341±537Too small to rely on
Washington325±450Too small to rely on
California321±284Small sample
Mississippi276±312Too small to rely on
Hawaii273±375Too small to rely on
Oregon271±440Too small to rely on
Colorado240±304Too small to rely on

Showing the 15 largest of 26 states with movers in the survey sample. Smaller flows rest on only a handful of survey responses.

Why this does not match the IRS view

The All households view counts tax-filing households of every age from 2022 to 2023 IRS records. This view counts individual people in one age group from a 2024 Census survey. They measure different things in different years, so the two sets of numbers are shown side by side and never added together. Census age data stops at the state level, so there is no county detail here. More in the guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). Estimates and 90% margins of error calculated by Home Grown Property Group from the person file and its replicate weights. Counts people ages 18 and over living in the 50 states or D.C. who lived in a different state or D.C. one year earlier; moves from abroad and Puerto Rico are not included. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.