Fewer people in the United States moved to a new residence in the past year, according to recent findings by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The bureau recently released its "Geographical Mobility: 2015 to 2016" statistics, a set of tables from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement. The data looks at migration patterns of people within the United States, as well as the characteristics of people who moved in the past year.

Only 11.2 percent of the 314.99 million people in the nation, or about 35.14 million people, moved to a new residence between 2015 and 2016. This share marked an all-time low for moves. Of the people who did move, about 61 percent stayed within the same county and another 21 percent moved to a different county in the same state.

"People in the United States are still moving, just not to the same extent as they did in the past," said David Ihrke, a survey statistician with the Census Bureau's Journey-to-Work and Migration Statistics Branch. "The decision to move can be personal and contextual. What causes one person to move might not be enough to convince another."

A total of 42.2 percent of the people who moved said they were relocating for housing reasons, such as buying their first home or getting a new apartment. Another 27.4 percent said they were moving for family-related reasons, while 20.2 percent moved as a result of their employment.

Black residents were most likely to move, with 13.8 percent of the population relocating to a new residence between 2015 and 2016. The share of movers stood at 13.4 percent among Asian-Americans, 12.6 percent among Hispanic residents, and 9.8 percent among non-Hispanic white residents.

In addition to this data, the Census Bureau released its statistics on population movement between states and counties. This data, derived from the results of the American Community Survey, shows changes in residency in 2015.

Approximately 16.9 million people moved to a different county during the year. An estimated 1.9 million people moved into the U.S. from abroad.

In 26 states, including Rhode Island, there were more people moving into the state than moving out. In 15 of the 24 states where fewer people were moving in from other states than were moving away, including Connecticut, the difference was offset by people moving into the state from abroad.

The greatest flow of population was from New York to Florida, with 69,289 people moving from the Empire State to the Sunshine State. Only 26,192 people moved from Florida to New York.

Another significant shift in population occurred between California and Texas, with 65,546 people moving from the former state to the latter. An estimated 41,713 Texans moved to California.

Of Connecticut's population of 3.55 million in 2015, about 3.11 million people—87.6 percent—did not change their residence from the previous year. Another 340,126 moved to a different home within the state.

An estimated 105,138 people moved into Connecticut during the year. This total included 76,997 people from other states as well as 28,141 from Puerto Rico, the U.S. island territories, or foreign countries.

New state residents were most likely to arrive from New York, which was the former home of an estimated 23,820 people who moved to Connecticut in 2015. Another 9,498 arrived from Massachusetts, 4,240 from California, 3,688 from New Jersey, and 3,564 from Puerto Rico.

An estimated 103,343 people left the state. Florida was the most popular destination, with an estimated 14,887 former Connecticut residents heading there in 2015. A total of 11,684 moved to New York, 8,283 to Massachusetts, 6,709 to North Carolina, and 6,205 to California.

In Rhode Island, about 86 percent of residents—901,338 out of 1.05 million—remained in the same home as the previous year. Of the people who moved, 97,722 stayed within the state.

The state saw an estimated inflow of 46,002 new residents, including 38,344 from other states and 7,658 from abroad. People moving to Rhode Island from another states were most likely to come from Massachusetts, which sent 12,652 people to the Ocean State during the year. Other large population flows came from Florida (4,363), Connecticut (3,861), New York (2,951), and California (1,879).

People leaving Rhode Island were typically moving to a nearby state. Of the estimated 29,918 people to leave the state during the year, 7,407 moved to Massachusetts and 3,035 to Connecticut. Another 2,523 moved to Florida, 2,179 to California, and 1,623 to Virginia.