Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

State · Census age data

Idaho: 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 7,700 adults born 1965 to 1980 moved to Idaho from another state in the prior year, while about 8,700 moved away. The difference, about -900, is smaller than the survey's margin of error (plus or minus 3,000), so this data cannot say whether Idaho gained or lost Gen X adults on net.

The most common destination for Gen X adults leaving Idaho was Utah, at about 1,300 people (plus or minus 1,100), followed by California. That estimate rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide.

Moved in from other states

7,747

people · margin of error ±1,893

Moved out to other states

8,670

people · margin of error ±2,351

Net change

-923

people · margin of error ±2,958

Too close to call: smaller than the margin of error

States receiving Gen X adults from Idaho

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

Top destination states

StatePeople (estimate)Margin of errorConfidence
Utah1,303±1,145Small sample
California859±442Good
Washington826±621Small sample
Oregon808±789Small sample
Arizona522±472Small sample
Florida519±520Too small to rely on
Nevada514±482Small sample
Indiana475±651Too small to rely on
Illinois415±431Too small to rely on
North Carolina361±457Too small to rely on
North Dakota289±420Too small to rely on
South Carolina273±403Too small to rely on
Tennessee250±413Too small to rely on
New Mexico239±363Too small to rely on
Hawaii191±265Too small to rely on

Showing the 15 largest of 22 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.