Growth#94 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Where Residents Come From
Share of international population growth, 2021 to 2025
Data: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies via Visual Capitalist, 2021–2025 ↗nhmaps.com/85
In most states, international immigration drives population changes. New Hampshire grows because existing Americans move here.
Net international immigration as a share of total population growth (percent of population growth)
Map: Visual Capitalist (data: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies) ↗Data: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies via Visual Capitalist, 2021–2025 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 8% |
| 2 | Idaho | 13% |
| 3 | South Carolina | 20% |
| 4 | Wyoming | 24% |
| 5 | South Dakota | 27% |
| 6 | Delaware | 29% |
| 7 | Tennessee | 30% |
| 8 | North Carolina | 31% |
| 9 | Arkansas | 32% |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 33% |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 33% |
| 10 | Utah | 33% |
| 13 | Alabama | 34% |
| 14 | Arizona | 37% |
| 15 | Georgia | 41% |
| 15 | Texas | 41% |
| 17 | Maine | 42% |
| 17 | Nevada | 42% |
| 19 | Colorado | 58% |
| 20 | Florida | 60% |
| 20 | Missouri | 60% |
| 22 | Indiana | 64% |
| 23 | North Dakota | 66% |
| 24 | Nebraska | 74% |
| 25 | Minnesota | 81% |
| 25 | Washington | 81% |
| 27 | Kentucky | 83% |
| 28 | Virginia | 85% |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 89% |
| 30 | Iowa | 95% |
| 31 | Alaska | 100% |
| 31 | Connecticut | 100% |
| 31 | Kansas | 100% |
| 31 | Maryland | 100% |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 100% |
| 31 | Michigan | 100% |
| 31 | New Jersey | 100% |
| 31 | New Mexico | 100% |
| 31 | Ohio | 100% |
| 31 | Oregon | 100% |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 100% |
| 31 | Rhode Island | 100% |
| 31 | Vermont | 100% |
| 44 | California | 999% |
| 44 | Hawaii | 999% |
| 44 | Illinois | 999% |
| 44 | Louisiana | 999% |
| 44 | Mississippi | 999% |
| 44 | New York | 999% |
| 44 | West Virginia | 999% |