Gen Z Becomes Most Interstate-Mobile Generation for First Time: Report

South Carolina and Missouri were the top two destinations for Gen Z movers in 2024, offering lower housing costs and growing regional job markets.

A truck towing a moving trailer near Rio Vista, Calif., on Sept. 15, 2023. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Generation Z, including those aged 18 to 29, for the first time has become the most interstate mobile generation, according to a March 25 analysis from StorageCafe. More than 2.2 million of America’s youngest adults moved to a different state in 2024, surpassing millennials, who had dominated this category for years.

Just over 2 million of the 30-to-45-year-old group moved to a different state in 2024, while 870,00 of Generation X (ages 45 to 60) and more than 758,000 Baby Boomers (ages 61 to 80) made interstate moves.