State · Census age data
Washington: where Gen Z adults are moving
Adults born 1997 to 2006 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 68,300 adults born 1997 to 2006 moved to Washington from another state in the prior year, while about 56,600 moved away. That is a net gain of about 11,800 Gen Z adults (margin of error plus or minus 8,100), the 6th largest net gain among the 50 states and D.C..
The most common destination for Gen Z adults leaving Washington was California, at about 6,700 people (plus or minus 1,800), followed by Arizona and Oregon.
Moved in from other states
68,344
people · margin of error ±6,345
Moved out to other states
56,563
people · margin of error ±5,364
Net change
+11,781
people · margin of error ±8,149
+12 per 1,000 Gen Z adults living here
States receiving Gen Z 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6,728 | ±1,845 | Good |
| Arizona | 5,570 | ±1,627 | Good |
| Oregon | 4,700 | ±1,601 | Good |
| Idaho | 3,713 | ±1,466 | Good |
| Texas | 3,691 | ±1,258 | Good |
| New York | 2,935 | ±1,134 | Good |
| Montana | 2,512 | ±1,607 | Small sample |
| Utah | 2,391 | ±1,177 | Good |
| Florida | 2,287 | ±1,200 | Good |
| Colorado | 2,203 | ±1,178 | Good |
| Pennsylvania | 1,713 | ±1,052 | Small sample |
| Hawaii | 1,385 | ±615 | Good |
| Tennessee | 1,310 | ±984 | Small sample |
| Arkansas | 1,191 | ±1,508 | Too small to rely on |
| Kansas | 1,105 | ±1,031 | Small sample |
Showing the 15 largest of 44 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.