We all know Delaware has seen an influx of new residents in recent years, and while some Delawareans stay only for a while, many are choosing to call the First State home for good.
A recent study found that Delaware is one of the states people are least likely to leave. Here’s what the data shows.
Why residents don’t want to leave Delaware
Rocket Moving , a moving service, compiled a list of which states people don’t want to move from the most. The ranking is based on international and domestic migration, quality of life, happiness scores, cost of living and the average cost of rent in each state, all gathered from United States Census and World Population Review reports. Then, each state was ranked by its total migration rates per capita in one year.
Delaware is No. 5 for states people are least likely to leave, according to Rocket Moving.
With a population of 1,031,890 and a net domestic migration of 38,468, the study finds that Delaware’s net domestic migration per 100,000 people from 2020 to 2023 is 3,727.92. Net internal migration is 3,454, or 334.73 per 100,000 people. The sum of newcomers from 2020 to 2023 is 4,062.64 people, or 1,015.66 for one year per 100,000 people.