Florida arrival lens
California ranks third among Florida origins
The latest ACS table estimates 573,876 Florida residents had lived in another state a year earlier. California accounts for 6.3% of that total. It ranks 3 of 50 inbound origins by estimate, ahead of Georgia and Pennsylvania in the ordered list.
California → Florida
36,194
90% MOE ± 5,759
Georgia → Florida
34,388
90% MOE ± 6,124
New Jersey → Florida
22,646
90% MOE ± 4,042
Georgia follows California immediately by estimate; their difference is 1,806. The published 90% margins of error are much larger than that gap, so the ordered positions alone cannot establish that California reliably contributed more people. For a separate New Jersey perspective, read the New Jersey to Florida brief.
Eastbound and westbound
The direction gap is wider than its comparison margin
The Florida-to-California estimate is 15,988 ± 3,031. In the California-to-Florida direction it is 36,194 ± 5,759. These are people whose state of residence changed over one year, not one-way moving-company bookings.
Comparison of directions
20,206
Point-estimate difference toward Florida · combined 90% margin of error ± 6,508
Under the site’s stated 90% comparison method, this difference exceeds its combined margin of error. That is a comparison within the latest survey, not evidence of a permanent trend or a forecast. The California-to-Florida cell itself has a 90% estimate interval of 30,435–41,953.
California departure lens
Fifth destination, different denominator
California’s outbound table total is 661,205. Florida represents 5.5% of that total and ranks 5 among 50 destinations. This share and Florida’s inbound share cannot be added: one divides by California departures, the other by Florida arrivals. California to Texas remains the largest California outbound estimate in this vintage.
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Citable statement
In the 2024 ACS 1-year Table T13, 36,194 Florida residents reported living in California one year earlier (90% margin of error ± 5,759).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows, released 2026-01-21. This is previous residence, not a shipment count. Read the comparison method.