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Domestic Migration Strong Outside
Urban Growth Boundary: Portland

RELATIONSHIP TO PORTLAND METRO URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY  
County 2000-2005 Domestic Migration 2000 Population Compared to 2000 Population Share of Domestic Migration
INSIDE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY      
Multnomah (27,796) 660,486 -4.2% -58.0%
Clackamas 18,574 338,391 5.5% 38.8%
Washington 13,202 445,342 3.0% 27.5%
Inside Urban Growth Boundary 3,980 1,444,219 0.3% 8.3%
OUTSIDE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY      
Columbia 3,813 43,560 8.8% 8.0%
Yamhill 3,189 84,992 3.8% 6.7%
Clark 36,400 345,238 10.5% 75.9%
Skamania 550 9,872 5.6% 1.1%
Outside Urban Growth Boundary 43,952 483,662 9.1% 91.7%
         
Total 47,932 1,927,881 2.5% 100.0%
         
Calculated from US Census Bureau data      

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