Movers returning to their state of birth increased from 2019 to 2022 but remained flat from 2022 to 2023. Learn more in this story.





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Homeward Bound: More People Moved Back Home at Height of Pandemic

People move all the time but at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing share of movers returned to their state of birth, a shift that began before the pandemic and gained even more traction at its peak.

From 2019 to 2022, the share of “return-home” movers — a subset of movers who resided outside their state of birth the previous year and have since returned — increased from 4.2% to 5.0%, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year data.

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The ACS offers a unique view of the changes in national migration patterns by providing information about the type and geographic scope of moves in the United States. 

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