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- The United States recorded outward migration in 2025 with 180,000 citizens emigrating, the outbound flow in decades.
- Renunciations of U.S. citizenship rose to 5,000 in 2025 after the fee dropped from $2,350 to $450.
- Gallup polls found that by November 2025 20% of Americans wanted to move abroad permanently.
- A February 2025 Harris poll showed 68% of Americans leaving cited unaffordable housing, while 49% cited high costs and political disagreements.
