Overview
- Women ages 15–44 now express a 40% desire to emigrate versus 19% of men, a 21-point gap that Gallup says is the widest it has recorded and unusual among wealthy nations.
- The shift began with a decisive rise in 2016 and climbed further after the 2022 Dobbs ruling, peaking near the mid-40s last year and remaining elevated in 2025.
- Roughly one in five Americans overall say they would like to move permanently, according to a June–July 2025 Gallup survey of about 1,000 people with a ±4.4-point margin of error.
- Traditional predictors have weakened, as married and unmarried young women reported similarly high levels of wanting to move between 2024 and 2025.
- Gallup stresses the question measures desire rather than intent, and it finds political attitudes correlate strongly, including a 25-point gap by views of President Trump.