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Top 10 U.S. States by Percent Born in State

Name the U.S. states where the highest percent of residents were born in the state.
Either because no one moves there - or the people never want to leave!
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018
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First submittedOctober 7, 2019
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State
78.1
Louisiana
76.2
Michigan
74.9
Ohio
71.7
Mississippi
71.7
Pennsylvania
70.8
Wisconsin
69.9
Iowa
69.3
Alabama
68.8
Kentucky
68.7
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20 Comments
mschiesser
+12
Level 95
Oct 21, 2019
Think of places people don't want to move to...
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Oct 21, 2019
The g.d. desert. Yet it grows and grows. The Carolinas, Atlanta, I'm confused.
Freestatebear
+5
Level 88
Oct 22, 2019
Two words: air conditioning.
JakeP
+1
Level 72
Mar 29, 2022
Atlanta?
fuanacdc
+10
Level 89
Oct 28, 2019
Yeah who would want to move to a state with fresh air, temperate climate, and inexpensive real estate.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
May 31, 2025
I dont know, in West Virginia it is dirt cheap and very beautiful
jayhiatt
+6
Level 72
Oct 22, 2019
Most of these states have a lot of rural or small town areas, which tend to not have as much transition. I was surprised to see Pennsylvania (and maybe Ohio and Michigan too, for similar reasons) because a high percentage of the population is in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, which are much more transitory.
nonono
+3
Level 91
Oct 23, 2019
Also, some smaller/rural states with booming oil & gas industries are probably not on the list because it takes only a small influx to change the percentages. North Dakota, South Dakota and New Mexico, inter alia, are probably beneficiaries of this effect.
zack22
+1
Level 66
Jan 31, 2023
Pennsylvania is interesting. With two major cities relatively far from each other, I know a lot of people who have moved from one city to the other. Its a way of getting away from the home town but not going too far away. Under this quiz they would still be residents of their home state.

That may be a similar reason why Ohio is on the list.

kalbahamut
+10
Level 79
Feb 1, 2020
I'm surprised that West Virginia is not #1. That was my first guess.
CuteMan
+3
Level 38
May 10, 2020
West Virginia does border a lot of states. IIRC, a pretty significant percentage of the population in the eastern panhandle was born in Virginia, Pennsylvania, or Maryland
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
May 31, 2025
Ha, I was born in Petersburg, WV! I hate it when the people from the cities move here to Berkeley County and take their cities with them.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
May 31, 2025
Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties help WV not be #1. Due to the proximity to DC and Baltimore, more people are moving to those places. Wish I could say that about the rest of the state. So sad to see my state lose population
panvot
+6
Level 56
Feb 1, 2020
Wow!!!! 0/10! And maybe i might have typed 40 options... :)
yeet123
+2
Level 33
Feb 3, 2020
rather short amount of time
tom88
+3
Level 77
Feb 5, 2020
surprised not to see North Dakota
elcampeador
+2
Level 77
Nov 16, 2023
My thought is that the population is so small that even if a small number of people move there, it skews the numbers.
barry2506
+1
Level 69
Oct 16, 2025
Big Sky country economically is mining/oil and agriculture. They tend to bring enough outside workers.
brayden813
+1
Level 29
Jun 21, 2021
I hope Michigan is on there because nobody wants to leave
KiloNova
+1
Level 61
Sep 15, 2024
These states are on the list definitely because of the second option.
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