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On average, about 240,000 people move to Washington every year from elsewhere in the country, according to the U.S.

Census.

As part of our coverage, looking into the history of immigration in the state, we also want to look at domestic migration trends here, too.

Multimedia Journalist Jaelynn Grisso breaks down the data on where people are coming from now, and how that's changed over time.

While Washington is home to migrants with origins spanning the globe, the bulk of immigration here is from migration within U.S.

borders.

Most folks come from other parts of the West Coast, but a sizable portion of newcomers are from the south.

That's partly because an average of 15,000 people per year move here from Texas.

Many of the top states people are coming from have been consistent over the last ten years, with folks in nearby states like California and Oregon frequently at the top.

Notably, the influx from Idaho has dropped by about 40% from a decade ago.

Net migration to Washington, which is the difference between how many people move here and how many people move away, dropped significantly after the pandemic, but has slowly increased again in recent years.

However, the numbers have still not gone back to pre-pandemic levels.

While domestic migration currently makes up the bulk, the amount of new folks coming in each year has begun to drop.

Meanwhile, despite taking a dip during the initial years of the pandemic, international migration seems to be on the rise.

I'm Paris Jackson.

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