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Virginia - 51.6% Outbound Rate

Northern Virginia sits right outside of Washington D.C., and it's seen its population remain steady or climb in recent years, but not so much in the rest of the state. Other, often more rural areas, are seeing people leave in droves. This is mostly due to economic reasons and a lack of well-paying jobs, which is a common problem around the country. That said, like a lot of other Southern states, Virginia has benefited from people moving there from big cities like New York.

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Without that, the state's population exodus would've probably been much worse than it has been. It's hard to predict if the state will continue to lose people or if trends will change.