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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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