USA Domestic Migration (Internal Migration):
2000-2005 Metropolitan Area Summary
| Table 1 | ||||||
| SUMMARY: INTERNAL MIGRATION (DOMESTIC MIGRATION): 2000-2005 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Area Size: 2000 | Internal Migration | Population 2000 | Population 2005 | Change | Change in Population | Internal Migration/2000 Population |
| Over 5,000,000 | (2,725,752) | 89,004,686 | 93,174,870 | 4,170,184 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 | 309,539 | 30,531,117 | 32,952,718 | 2,421,601 | 7.9% | 1.0% |
| 1,000,000 -2,500,000 | 1,214,167 | 51,324,458 | 55,050,238 | 3,725,780 | 7.3% | 2.4% |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 | 316,362 | 23,174,800 | 24,529,193 | 1,354,393 | 5.8% | 1.4% |
| 250,000 - 500,000 | 612,258 | 24,003,844 | 25,566,487 | 1,562,643 | 6.5% | 2.6% |
| 100,000 - 250,000 | 298,140 | 24,767,557 | 25,902,939 | 1,135,382 | 4.6% | 1.2% |
| 50,000 - 100,000 | 29,159 | 10,496,985 | 10,760,565 | 263,580 | 2.5% | 0.3% |
| 25,000 - 50,000 | (81,373) | 7,644,047 | 7,780,113 | 136,066 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 10,000 - 25,000 | (40,865) | 1,110,248 | 1,103,427 | (6,821) | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| Non-Metropolitan | 68,365 | 19,364,167 | 19,589,854 | 225,687 | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Total | 0 | 281,421,909 | 296,410,404 | 14,988,495 | ||
| Definitions as of 2006.01.01 | ||||||
| Calculated from US Bureau of the Census county estimates | ||||||
| Factors not in this analysis: Births minus deaths, international immigration | ||||||
| Table 2 | ||||||
| INTERNAL MIGRATION (DOMESTIC MIGRATION): PRINCIPAL METROPOLITAN AREAS : | ||||||
| CONSOLIDATED AREAS & NON-CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN AREAS | ||||||
| OVER 500,000 POPULATION (2005): 96 PRINCIPAL METROPOLITAN AREAS | ||||||
| CSA/MSA | ||||||
| CONSOLIDATED AREA (CSA) ;or Metropolitan Area (MSA) | Internal Migration | Population 2000 | Population 2005 | Migration/2000 Population | Rank | % Rank |
| NEW YORK-NEWARK-BRIDGEPORT, NY-NJ-CT-PA | (1,175,336) | 21,361,797 | 21,903,623 | -5.5% | 96 | 95 |
| LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-RIVERSIDE, CA | (305,431) | 16,373,645 | 17,629,607 | -1.9% | 93 | 77 |
| CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-MICHIGAN CITY, IL-IN-WI | (343,635) | 9,312,255 | 9,661,840 | -3.7% | 94 | 93 |
| WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-NORTHERN VIRGINIA, DC-MD-VA-WV | (22,825) | 7,572,647 | 8,125,656 | -0.3% | 77 | 63 |
| SAN JOSE-SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA | (548,852) | 7,092,596 | 7,168,176 | -7.7% | 95 | 96 |
| DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX | 117,256 | 5,377,361 | 6,054,467 | 2.2% | 7 | 34 |
| PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-VINELAND, PA-NJ-DE-MD | (50,615) | 5,833,585 | 5,976,485 | -0.9% | 88 | 70 |
| BOSTON-WORCESTER-MANCHESTER, MA-NH | (204,240) | 5,715,698 | 5,804,816 | -3.6% | 92 | 92 |
| DETROIT-WARREN-FLINT, MI | (151,025) | 5,357,538 | 5,428,000 | -2.8% | 91 | 87 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | (41,049) | 5,007,564 | 5,422,200 | -0.8% | 86 | 69 |
| HOUSTON-BAYTOWN-HUNTSVILLE, TX | 60,605 | 4,815,122 | 5,380,661 | 1.3% | 16 | 42 |
| ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-GAINESVILLE, GA-AL | 193,860 | 4,548,344 | 5,249,121 | 4.3% | 4 | 21 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 301,150 | 3,251,876 | 3,865,077 | 9.3% | 1 | 9 |
| SEATTLE-TACOMA-OLYMPIA, WA | (4,184) | 3,604,165 | 3,806,453 | -0.1% | 62 | 60 |
| MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL-ST. CLOUD, MN-WI | (10,705) | 3,271,888 | 3,467,108 | -0.3% | 70 | 65 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | (97,536) | 2,813,833 | 2,933,462 | -3.5% | 90 | 91 |
| CLEVELAND-AKRON-ELYRIA, OH | (78,773) | 2,945,831 | 2,931,774 | -2.7% | 89 | 84 |
| ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL | (15,269) | 2,754,328 | 2,840,179 | -0.6% | 73 | 67 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 201,715 | 2,395,997 | 2,647,658 | 8.4% | 3 | 11 |
| DENVER-AURORA-BOULDER, CO | (19,298) | 2,449,044 | 2,640,434 | -0.8% | 75 | 68 |
| PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE, PA | (39,609) | 2,525,730 | 2,478,883 | -1.6% | 84 | 76 |
| SACRAMENTO--ARDEN-ARCADE--TRUCKEE, CA-NV | 141,492 | 1,930,149 | 2,187,694 | 7.3% | 6 | 12 |
| CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-SALISBURY, NC-SC | 111,607 | 1,897,034 | 2,120,745 | 5.9% | 8 | 17 |
| CINCINNATI-MIDDLETOWN-WILMINGTON, OH-KY-IN | (9,796) | 2,050,175 | 2,113,011 | -0.5% | 68 | 66 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 47,932 | 1,927,881 | 2,095,861 | 2.5% | 20 | 32 |
| KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS | 16,881 | 1,901,070 | 2,015,282 | 0.9% | 35 | 49 |
| ORLANDO-THE VILLAGES, FL | 190,172 | 1,697,906 | 1,997,437 | 11.2% | 5 | 6 |
| INDIANAPOLIS-ANDERSON-COLUMBUS, IN | 30,082 | 1,843,588 | 1,958,453 | 1.6% | 28 | 39 |
| COLUMBUS-MARION-CHILLICOTHE, OH | 8,517 | 1,835,189 | 1,936,351 | 0.5% | 49 | 55 |
| San Antonio, TX | 66,334 | 1,711,703 | 1,889,797 | 3.9% | 15 | 24 |
| LAS VEGAS-PARADISE-PAHRUMP, NV | 227,765 | 1,408,250 | 1,751,028 | 16.2% | 2 | 2 |
| MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI | (48,865) | 1,689,572 | 1,708,563 | -2.9% | 87 | 88 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 947 | 1,576,370 | 1,647,346 | 0.1% | 57 | 57 |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA | (4,561) | 1,582,997 | 1,622,520 | -0.3% | 63 | 62 |
| SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN-CLEARFIELD, UT | (34,973) | 1,469,474 | 1,586,740 | -2.4% | 82 | 81 |
| RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC | 82,459 | 1,314,589 | 1,509,560 | 6.3% | 11 | 14 |
| NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON--MURFREESBORO--COLUMBIA, TN | 51,421 | 1,381,287 | 1,498,836 | 3.7% | 19 | 27 |
| GREENSBORO--WINSTON-SALEM--HIGH POINT, NC | 12,033 | 1,414,656 | 1,490,886 | 0.9% | 42 | 52 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 74,882 | 1,249,763 | 1,452,529 | 6.0% | 14 | 16 |
| NEW ORLEANS-METAIRIE-BOGALUSA, LA | (40,605) | 1,360,436 | 1,363,990 | -3.0% | 85 | 89 |
| LOUISVILLE-ELIZABETHTOWN-SCOTTSBURG, KY-IN | 11,015 | 1,292,482 | 1,342,918 | 0.9% | 43 | 51 |
| GRAND RAPIDS-MUSKEGON-HOLLAND, MI | (3,023) | 1,254,661 | 1,315,319 | -0.2% | 61 | 61 |
| HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD-WILLIMANTIC, CT | 6,200 | 1,257,709 | 1,304,067 | 0.5% | 53 | 54 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | (871) | 1,205,204 | 1,260,905 | -0.1% | 59 | 59 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 82,264 | 1,122,750 | 1,248,371 | 7.3% | 12 | 13 |
| BUFFALO-NIAGARA-CATTARAUGUS, NY | (34,730) | 1,254,066 | 1,230,213 | -2.8% | 81 | 86 |
| OKLAHOMA CITY-SHAWNEE, OK | 10,110 | 1,160,942 | 1,225,084 | 0.9% | 47 | 50 |
| GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON, SC | 24,580 | 1,128,104 | 1,185,534 | 2.2% | 31 | 35 |
| Richmond, VA | 41,163 | 1,096,957 | 1,175,654 | 3.8% | 24 | 26 |
| BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER-CULLMAN, AL | 12,490 | 1,129,721 | 1,170,012 | 1.1% | 39 | 46 |
| ALBANY-SCHENECTADY-AMSTERDAM, NY | 12,112 | 1,118,095 | 1,145,666 | 1.1% | 41 | 47 |
| ROCHESTER-BATAVIA-SENECA FALLS, NY | (26,678) | 1,131,543 | 1,133,140 | -2.4% | 79 | 80 |
| DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD-GREENVILLE, OH | (26,606) | 1,085,094 | 1,078,634 | -2.5% | 78 | 83 |
| FRESNO-MADERA, CA | 12,646 | 922,516 | 1,020,372 | 1.4% | 38 | 41 |
| TULSA-BARTLESVILLE, OK | (7,912) | 908,528 | 936,864 | -0.9% | 66 | 71 |
| Tucson, AZ | 37,845 | 843,746 | 924,786 | 4.5% | 25 | 20 |
| Honolulu, HI | (29,510) | 876,156 | 905,266 | -3.4% | 80 | 90 |
| OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA | 2,429 | 803,201 | 849,248 | 0.3% | 56 | 56 |
| KNOXVILLE-SEVIERVILLE-LA FOLLETTE, TN | 33,069 | 779,013 | 828,257 | 4.2% | 27 | 22 |
| LITTLE ROCK-NORTH LITTLE ROCK-PINE BLUFF, AR | 9,144 | 785,024 | 819,469 | 1.2% | 48 | 44 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 27,718 | 729,649 | 797,940 | 3.8% | 29 | 25 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 34,532 | 740,395 | 790,535 | 4.7% | 26 | 19 |
| BATON ROUGE-PIERRE PART, LA | (2,368) | 729,361 | 756,998 | -0.3% | 60 | 64 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 41,461 | 661,645 | 756,825 | 6.3% | 23 | 15 |
| SYRACUSE-AUBURN, NY | (15,859) | 732,117 | 733,217 | -2.2% | 74 | 78 |
| COLUMBIA-NEWBERRY, SC | 18,821 | 683,266 | 727,128 | 2.8% | 34 | 29 |
| El Paso, TX | (36,017) | 679,622 | 721,598 | -5.3% | 83 | 94 |
| TOLEDO-FREMONT, OH | (19,507) | 720,980 | 718,372 | -2.7% | 76 | 85 |
| YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN-EAST LIVERPOOL, OH-PA | (10,064) | 715,039 | 704,096 | -1.4% | 69 | 75 |
| Springfield, MA | (8,638) | 680,014 | 687,264 | -1.3% | 67 | 73 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 14,913 | 569,463 | 678,275 | 2.6% | 36 | 31 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL | 82,567 | 589,959 | 673,035 | 14.0% | 10 | 4 |
| Stockton, CA | 54,561 | 563,598 | 664,116 | 9.7% | 17 | 8 |
| CHATTANOOGA-CLEVELAND-ATHENS, TN-GA | 10,375 | 629,561 | 651,489 | 1.6% | 46 | 38 |
| HARRISBURG-CARLISLE-LEBANON, PA | 7,115 | 629,401 | 647,390 | 1.1% | 52 | 45 |
| LEXINGTON-FAYETTE--FRANKFORT--RICHMOND, KY | 7,554 | 602,773 | 635,642 | 1.3% | 51 | 43 |
| WICHITA-WINFIELD, KS | (14,256) | 607,457 | 622,353 | -2.3% | 72 | 79 |
| PORTLAND-LEWISTON-SOUTH PORTLAND, ME | 21,059 | 591,361 | 622,266 | 3.6% | 33 | 28 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 22,987 | 549,033 | 594,899 | 4.2% | 32 | 23 |
| MADISON-BARABOO, WI | 10,538 | 556,999 | 594,785 | 1.9% | 45 | 37 |
| DES MOINES-NEWTON-PELLA, IA | 12,308 | 550,659 | 593,112 | 2.2% | 40 | 33 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10,590 | 537,484 | 587,500 | 2.0% | 44 | 36 |
| DELTONA-DAYTONA BEACH-PALM COAST, FL | 76,344 | 493,175 | 566,465 | 15.5% | 13 | 3 |
| FORT WAYNE-HUNTINGTON-AUBURN, IN | (7,103) | 548,416 | 565,606 | -1.3% | 65 | 74 |
| MOBILE-DAPHNE-FAIRHOPE, AL | 8,073 | 540,258 | 564,013 | 1.5% | 50 | 40 |
| JACKSON-YAZOO CITY, MS | 4,885 | 525,346 | 550,775 | 0.9% | 54 | 48 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 248 | 560,625 | 550,546 | 0.0% | 58 | 58 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 93,478 | 440,888 | 544,758 | 21.2% | 9 | 1 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 47,345 | 464,840 | 544,201 | 10.2% | 21 | 7 |
| Lakeland, FL | 43,728 | 483,924 | 542,912 | 9.0% | 22 | 10 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 54,150 | 476,230 | 531,250 | 11.4% | 18 | 5 |
| LANSING-EAST LANSING-OWOSSO, MI | (12,636) | 519,415 | 528,260 | -2.4% | 71 | 82 |
| LAFAYETTE-ACADIANA, LA | (5,206) | 512,720 | 526,896 | -1.0% | 64 | 72 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3,830 | 499,684 | 520,332 | 0.8% | 55 | 53 |
| HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL | 13,116 | 488,243 | 517,006 | 2.7% | 37 | 30 |
| YORK-HANOVER-GETTYSBURG, PA | 25,550 | 473,043 | 508,550 | 5.4% | 30 | 18 |
| Definitions as of 2006.01.01 | ||||||
| Calculated from US Bureau of the Census county estimates | ||||||
| Note: Some metropolitan areas (MSA) are a part of combined metropolitan areas (CSA). These are shown in their respective combined metropolitan areas | ||||||
| Metropolitan Areas include "Micropolitan Areas" | ||||||
| Factors not in this analysis: Births minus deaths, international immigration | ||||||
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