State · Census age data
Washington: 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 23,500 adults born 1965 to 1980 moved to Washington from another state in the prior year, while about 26,400 moved away. The difference, about -2,900, is smaller than the survey's margin of error (plus or minus 5,800), so this data cannot say whether Washington gained or lost Gen X adults on net.
The most common destination for Gen X adults leaving Washington was Oregon, at about 3,400 people (plus or minus 1,400), followed by California and Idaho.
Moved in from other states
23,499
people · margin of error ±3,534
Moved out to other states
26,438
people · margin of error ±4,061
Net change
-2,939
people · margin of error ±5,774
Too close to call: smaller than the margin of error
States receiving Gen X adults from Washington
Shaded by estimated people leaving for each state. Hover a state for the estimate and its margin of error.
Top destination states
| State | People (estimate) | Margin of error | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3,392 | ±1,358 | Good |
| California | 2,651 | ±1,091 | Good |
| Idaho | 2,196 | ±966 | Good |
| Arizona | 1,898 | ±1,049 | Good |
| Texas | 1,390 | ±912 | Small sample |
| Nevada | 1,376 | ±1,039 | Small sample |
| Ohio | 1,366 | ±1,100 | Small sample |
| Florida | 1,008 | ±601 | Good |
| Alaska | 821 | ±454 | Good |
| Virginia | 756 | ±611 | Small sample |
| Utah | 704 | ±696 | Small sample |
| Colorado | 651 | ±458 | Small sample |
| Illinois | 628 | ±503 | Small sample |
| South Dakota | 621 | ±815 | Too small to rely on |
| New York | 600 | ±561 | Small sample |
Showing the 15 largest of 42 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.