Driving around Montana these days you are bound to see a variety of license plates from all over the country. Some of the license plates are from rental cars, some are people visiting the state and some have actually moved here. There has been a large number of people who have left the state of California. Not all of them have come to Montana.
When it comes down to numbers, compared to other states there have been very few people from California that have moved to Montana. There are numbers that back that up. According to SmartAsset.com, which analyzed IRS data from 2021-2022, Montana’s ranking may be much lower than most people think.
When it comes to states where Californians are moving to the most, Montana ranks 31st. Our neighbors have seen a lot more people move there than we have. The state that has seen the biggest increase of Californians is Texas…