Geographical Mobility/Migration

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is an annual survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Migration data is collected as part of the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) and includes data on the annual rate of moving, and the characteristics of movers and by type of move. Data on migration are available at the national and regional level from 1947 to the present. Reasons for move were added to the CPS in 1998.

For definitions and explanations, visit the Definitions and Explanations

In 2006, the migration imputation procedures for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS) were changed. For more information, read Impact of Processing on CPS Interstate Migration Rates, 2000-2006 [PDF - 106K]

Detailed information from recent and past surveys and historical tables of selected characteristics are listed below.

Data Tables, Products and Reports

Geographical Mobility: 2010 to 2011 

• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2009 to 2010 

• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2008 to 2009 

• Report [PDF - 118K]
• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2007 to 2008 

• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2006 to 2007 

• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Redesign of the CPS ASEC Detailed Table Package.

Geographical Mobility: 2005 to 2006 

• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2004 to 2005 

• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Omission of Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Detailed Tables .

Geographical Mobility: 2000 to 2005, 5 Year 

• Detailed Tables

Geographical Mobility: 2003 to 2004 

• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Omission of Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Detailed Tables .

Geographical Mobility: 2002 to 2003 

• Report [PDF - 118K]
• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Metro/Non-metro migration correction.

Geographical Mobility: 2001 to 2002 

• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Metro/Non-metro migration correction.
• ASEC User Note: Not Hispanic correction.

Geographical Mobility: March 2000 to March 2001 

• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Metro/Non-metro migration correction.
• ASEC User Note: Not Hispanic correction.

Geographical Mobility: March 1999 to March 2000 

• Report [PDF - 122K]  (P20-538)
• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Not Hispanic correction.

Why People Move: Exploring the March 2000 Current Population Survey: March 1999 to March 2000 

• Report [PDF - 126K]  (P23-204)
• Detailed Tables
• ASEC User Note: Not Hispanic correction.

Previous Geographical Mobility/Migration Tables and Reports
Get geographical mobility/migration tables and reports from previous years.

Historical Time Series Tables
Get historical geographical mobility time series tables.

Other Technical and Analytical Reports

Comparison of ACS and ASEC Data on Geographic Mobility: 2004 

• Report [PDF - 85K]

Geographical Mobility/Migration Fact Sheet
The geographical mobility/migration fact sheet highlights the differences between the Migration Estimates from the American Community Survey and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.