Migration & geographic mobility both refer to the movement of people from one location to another.
Publications
PUBLICATION | JULY 16, 2015
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 19, 2015
Desire to Move and Residential Mobility: 2010-2011
This report uses data from SIPP and ACS to analyze characteristics of householders who desired to move in 2010 and their mobility patterns from 2010 to 2011.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 18, 2015
Young Adult Migration: 2007–2009 to 2010–2012
This report describes the demographic and socioeconomic status of young adult migrants, aged 18 to 34 using ACS 3-year estimates.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 27, 2018
Puerto Rican-Origin Children’s Living Arrangements
This poster examines family, social and demographic characteristics of Puerto Rican-origin children in Puerto Rico and the United States in 2006 and 2015.
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 2017
A Statistical Portrait of Recent Puerto Rican Migration
This analysis specifically addresses the social and economic changes in Puerto Rico’s population between 2005 and 2015.
WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 2017
Why 5-Year Migration Estimates from CPS-ASEC and ACS Are Uncomparable
Five-year migration estimates are available from the CPS-ASEC and ACS. This paper describes both and explains why they are not comparable.
Data
TABLE | NOVEMBER 27, 2018
CPS Historical Migration/Geographic Mobility Tables
This table package shows historical geographical mobility estimates and rates going back to 1948.
TABLE | NOVEMBER 2018
Geographical Mobility: 2017 to 2018
This table package contains geographic mobility data by selected characteristics using 2018 CPS-ASEC data.
TABLE | NOVEMBER 2017
Geographical Mobility: 2016 to 2017
This table package contains geographic mobility data by selected characteristics using 2017 CPS-ASEC data.
Visualizations
VISUALIZATION | NOVEMBER 27, 2018
CPS Historical Geographical Mobility/Migration Graphs
This page contains tables related to the CPS historical geographical mobility information.
FIGURE | NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Mover Rate for Renters at Historic Low
Renters continue to move at higher rate than owners.
FIGURE | MARCH 23, 2017
On the Move
Net domestic migration for U.S. counties: 2015-2016.