Only 8.4 percent of Americans lived in a different house in 2021 than one year earlier, according to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. This is the lowest rate of geographic mobility in a data series going back more than 70 years. The 27.1 million movers were also the fewest ever recorded in the data series.
Percent of population aged 1 or older who moved during the year
2020-2021: 8.4%
2010-2011: 11.6%
2000-2001: 14.2%
1990-1991: 17.0%
1980-1981: 17.2%
1970-1971: 18.7%
1960-1961: 20.6%
1950-1951: 21.2%
The geographic mobility rate has been falling for decades, so it is no surprise that the current numbers are the lowest ever recorded. In fact, the U.S. has set a new record low in geographic mobility in every year since 2015-2016. The Census Bureau notes that changes in nonresponse rates to the Current Population Survey (CPS) may have affected the 2021 data. The mobility rate may not be quite as low as the measured 8.4 percent because renters and lower-income households, who are more likely to move, have been less likely than others to respond to the CPS during the pandemic. Nevertheless, the trend is clear. Americans are increasingly likely to stay put.
Source: Census Bureau, CPS Migration/Geographic Mobility Data Tables
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