Domestic Migration of People Who Were Young, Single, and College Educated:
MSAs Ranked by Numerical Gain — 1995-2000

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, Census 2000 www.census.gov

Metropolitan Area (ranked by net migration)
Inmigrants
Outmigrants
Net Migration
1
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
103,641
54,173
49,468
2
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
95,712
62,714
32,998
3
 Atlanta, GA MSA
61,758
29,871
31,887
4
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA
90,851
65,382
25,469
5
 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
132,437
107,306
25,131
6
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA
48,277
24,428
23,849
7
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
41,851
22,172
19,679
8
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA
70,971
52,221
18,750
9
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
40,044
22,490
17,554
10
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA
29,209
15,441
13,768
11
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA
30,901
19,497
11,404
12
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA
23,454
12,125
11,329
13
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
28,760
18,511
10,249
14
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
18,620
8,529
10,091
15
 San Diego, CA MSA
30,701
23,618
7,083
16
 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
11,608
4,764
6,844
17
 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
15,574
9,112
6,462
18
 Orlando, FL MSA
16,343
10,458
5,885
19
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA
24,157
18,393
5,764
20
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA
61,738
57,002
4,736
21
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
16,172
11,687
4,485
22
 Nashville, TN MSA
13,480
9,180
4,300
23
 Indianapolis, IN MSA
13,138
8,948
4,190
24
 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA
9,256
6,518
2,738
25
 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
21,645
19,451
2,194
26
 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
22,071
19,949
2,122
27
 Jacksonville, FL MSA
7,325
5,399
1,926
28
 Birmingham, AL MSA
7,208
5,369
1,839
29
 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA
7,305
5,744
1,561
30
 Boise City, ID MSA
3,173
1,741
1,432
31
 Portland, ME MSA
3,861
2,434
1,427
32
 Tulsa, OK MSA
5,054
3,852
1,202
33
 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA
7,160
6,022
1,138
34
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
9,700
8,590
1,110
35
 Naples, FL MSA
1,815
779
1,036
36
 Louisville, KY-IN MSA
5,664
4,722
942
37
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
5,752
4,834
918
38
 Salinas, CA MSA
2,854
2,137
717
39
 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA
3,207
2,521
686
40
 Des Moines, IA MSA
4,564
3,944
620
41
 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
15,043
14,427
616
42
 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
3,814
3,215
599
43
 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA
2,129
1,546
583
44
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA
10,964
10,385
579
45
 Asheville, NC MSA
2,186
1,628
558
46
 Omaha, NE-IA MSA
5,993
5,471
522
47
 Anchorage, AK MSA
2,356
1,840
516
48
 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
1,793
1,301
492
49
 San Antonio, TX MSA
9,802
9,334
468
50
 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
1,431
985
446
51
 Colorado Springs, CO MSA
5,576
5,205
371
52
 Charleston, WV MSA
1,699
1,341
358
53
 Rochester, MN MSA
1,485
1,150
335
54
 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA
1,379
1,064
315
55
 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
1,173
953
220
56
 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA
1,695
1,506
189
57
 Tyler, TX MSA
873
699
174
58
 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
2,291
2,117
174
59
 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
1,296
1,125
171
60
 Roanoke, VA MSA
1,634
1,467
167
61
 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA
1,690
1,555
135
62
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA
2,750
2,642
108
63
 Grand Junction, CO MSA
633
536
97
64
 Ocala, FL MSA
683
598
85
65
 Yuma, AZ MSA
415
333
82
66
 Cheyenne, WY MSA
668
587
81
67
 Goldsboro, NC MSA
381
310
71
68
 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA
447
379
68
69
 Decatur, AL MSA
398
331
67
70
 Yuba City, CA MSA
357
304
53
71
 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
551
503
48
72
 Santa Fe, NM MSA
2,277
2,231
46
73
 Wausau, WI MSA
638
593
45
74
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA
1,040
995
45
75
 Sioux Falls, SD MSA
1,302
1,259
43
76
 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
1,107
1,089
18
77
 Montgomery, AL MSA
2,101
2,089
12
78
 Redding, CA MSA
491
491
0
79
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA
688
692
-4
80
 Jackson, TN MSA
602
609
-7
81
 Owensboro, KY MSA
340
349
-9
82
 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
717
727
-10
83
 Dothan, AL MSA
480
493
-13
84
 Punta Gorda, FL MSA
330
343
-13
85
 Victoria, TX MSA
349
382
-33
86
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
601
638
-37
87
 Houma, LA MSA
354
409
-55
88
 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA
1,027
1,087
-60
89
 Pensacola, FL MSA
2,714
2,779
-65
90
 Macon, GA MSA
1,914
1,980
-66
91
 Laredo, TX MSA
497
566
-69
92
 Jacksonville, NC MSA
747
822
-75
93
 Panama City, FL MSA
805
882
-77
94
 Casper, WY MSA
295
379
-84
95
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
715
808
-93
96
 Bismarck, ND MSA
541
636
-95
97
 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
446
542
-96
98
 Savannah, GA MSA
2,535
2,635
-100
99
 Jackson, MI MSA
438
547
-109
100
 Joplin, MO MSA
513
627
-114
101
 Sheboygan, WI MSA
513
629
-116
102
 Amarillo, TX MSA
907
1,024
-117
103
 Kokomo, IN MSA
432
552
-120
104
 Columbus, OH MSA
15,343
15,465
-122
105
 Pueblo, CO MSA
487
614
-127
106
 Lima, OH MSA
351
482
-131
107
 Springfield, IL MSA
1,724
1,856
-132
108
 Elmira, NY MSA
458
592
-134
109
 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
1,749
1,891
-142
110
 Sumter, SC MSA
293
435
-142
111
 Rocky Mount, NC MSA
494
637
-143
112
 Gadsden, AL MSA
233
378
-145
113
 Topeka, KS MSA
1,000
1,150
-150
114
 Florence, SC MSA
635
785
-150
115
 Altoona, PA MSA
423
573
-150
116
 Lawton, OK MSA
623
780
-157
117
 Reno, NV MSA
2,214
2,384
-170
118
 Albany, GA MSA
520
694
-174
119
 Mansfield, OH MSA
470
647
-177
120
 Enid, OK MSA
220
402
-182
121
 St. Joseph, MO MSA
329
520
-191
122
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA
5,120
5,315
-195
123
 Wichita Falls, TX MSA
711
907
-196
124
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
2,531
2,728
-197
125
 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA
1,846
2,045
-199
126
 Williamsport, PA MSA
348
547
-199
127
 Great Falls, MT MSA
504
704
-200
128
 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA
625
827
-202
129
 Alexandria, LA MSA
340
557
-217
130
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
768
992
-224
131
 Danville, VA MSA
193
417
-224
132
 Billings, MT MSA
868
1,100
-232
133
 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
1,681
1,925
-244
134
 York, PA MSA
1,779
2,032
-253
135
 Modesto, CA MSA
1,130
1,386
-256
136
 Merced, CA MSA
390
652
-262
137
 Jackson, MS MSA
3,057
3,321
-264
138
 Pittsfield, MA MSA
500
765
-265
139
 Yakima, WA MSA
561
831
-270
140
 Florence, AL MSA
397
667
-270
141
 Columbus, GA-AL MSA
1,453
1,726
-273
142
 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
1,506
1,784
-278
143
 Dover, DE MSA
524
822
-298
144
 Rockford, IL MSA
1,373
1,689
-316
145
 Bakersfield, CA MSA
1,556
1,887
-331
146
 Rapid City, SD MSA
548
883
-335
147
 Corpus Christi, TX MSA
1,770
2,109
-339
148
 Green Bay, WI MSA
1,648
1,987
-339
149
 Sharon, PA MSA
445
785
-340
150
 Benton Harbor, MI MSA
662
1,017
-355
151
 Huntsville, AL MSA
2,187
2,544
-357
152
 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
265
625
-360
153
 Columbia, SC MSA
5,762
6,125
-363
154
 Glens Falls, NY MSA
419
784
-365
155
 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
1,068
1,434
-366
156
 Decatur, IL MSA
473
840
-367
157
 Pocatello, ID MSA
439
807
-368
158
 Pine Bluff, AR MSA
179
553
-374
159
 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA
506
882
-376
160
 Wichita, KS MSA
2,687
3,064
-377
161
 Wilmington, NC MSA
2,473
2,866
-393
162
 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA
287
693
-406
163
 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA
935
1,355
-420
164
 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA
1,183
1,605
-422
165
 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA
1,478
1,905
-427
166
 Anniston, AL MSA
326
761
-435
167
 Mobile, AL MSA
2,116
2,556
-440
168
 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
417
860
-443
169
 Lynchburg, VA MSA
1,015
1,475
-460
170
 Fayetteville, NC MSA
2,190
2,652
-462
171
 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
2,047
2,522
-475
172
 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
446
931
-485
173
 Dubuque, IA MSA
402
903
-501
174
 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
2,416
2,920
-504
175
 Jonesboro, AR MSA
391
909
-518
176
 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA
1,708
2,233
-525
177
 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA
426
958
-532
178
 Lafayette, LA MSA
1,405
1,961
-556
179
 San Angelo, TX MSA
400
956
-556
180
 Abilene, TX MSA
569
1,168
-599
181
 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
292
896
-604
182
 Fort Wayne, IN MSA
1,867
2,517
-650
183
 Lake Charles, LA MSA
387
1,045
-658
184
 Albuquerque, NM MSA
6,030
6,701
-671
185
 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
1,465
2,141
-676
186
 Jamestown, NY MSA
408
1,131
-723
187
 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
2,142
2,870
-728
188
 Monroe, LA MSA
639
1,367
-728
189
 Daytona Beach, FL MSA
2,163
2,894
-731
190
 Reading, PA MSA
1,388
2,120
-732
191
 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
4,174
4,925
-751
192
 Johnstown, PA MSA
475
1,237
-762
193
 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
855
1,763
-908
194
 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA
8,489
9,435
-946
195
 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA
14,948
15,911
-963
196
 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA
1,112
2,101
-989
197
 Bangor, ME MSA
781
1,770
-989
198
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA
13,390
14,395
-1,005
199
 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA
2,028
3,077
-1,049
200
 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA
801
1,867
-1,066
201
 Hattiesburg, MS MSA
845
1,969
-1,124
202
 Greenville, NC MSA
1,811
2,968
-1,157
203
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA
27,407
28,591
-1,184
204
 Lancaster, PA MSA
2,009
3,201
-1,192
205
 Eau Claire, WI MSA
921
2,115
-1,194
206
 Missoula, MT MSA
1,616
2,826
-1,210
207
 Erie, PA MSA
1,012
2,304
-1,292
208
 Spokane, WA MSA
2,208
3,522
-1,314
209
 El Paso, TX MSA
1,723
3,081
-1,358
210
 Terre Haute, IN MSA
514
1,880
-1,366
211
 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA
3,118
4,526
-1,408
212
 Burlington, VT MSA
2,844
4,337
-1,493
213
 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA
1,150
2,688
-1,538
214
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA
4,972
6,526
-1,554
215
 Springfield, MO MSA
1,653
3,233
-1,580
216
 Corvallis, OR MSA
1,433
3,015
-1,582
217
 Utica-Rome, NY MSA
893
2,558
-1,665
218
 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
1,545
3,248
-1,703
219
 Las Cruces, NM MSA
1,099
2,802
-1,703
220
 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA
627
2,336
-1,709
221
 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
1,502
3,277
-1,775
222
 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
549
2,329
-1,780
223
 South Bend, IN MSA
1,727
3,544
-1,817
224
 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA
11,493
13,319
-1,826
225
 Fresno, CA MSA
2,154
3,992
-1,838
226
 Knoxville, TN MSA
4,186
6,095
-1,909
227
 St. Cloud, MN MSA
902
2,852
-1,950
228
 Binghamton, NY MSA
1,527
3,541
-2,014
229
 Muncie, IN MSA
649
2,674
-2,025
230
 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA
1,270
3,329
-2,059
231
 Waco, TX MSA
924
3,019
-2,095
232
 Bellingham, WA MSA
1,245
3,359
-2,114
233
 Hartford, CT MSA
8,856
11,050
-2,194
234
 Baton Rouge, LA MSA
4,132
6,373
-2,241
235
 New Orleans, LA MSA
8,763
11,068
-2,305
236
 Provo-Orem, UT MSA
1,239
3,549
-2,310
237
 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
3,205
5,565
-2,360
238
 Honolulu, HI MSA
5,324
7,794
-2,470
239
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
3,871
6,345
-2,474
240
 Lexington, KY MSA
4,348
6,836
-2,488
241
 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA MSA
1,759
4,344
-2,585
242
 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
9,790
12,377
-2,587
243
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA
35,791
38,382
-2,591
244
 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
4,783
7,386
-2,603
245
 Columbia, MO MSA
2,187
4,818
-2,631
246
 Charlottesville, VA MSA
3,355
6,174
-2,819
247
 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
1,198
4,058
-2,860
248
 Oklahoma City, OK MSA
4,752
7,623
-2,871
249
 Lincoln, NE MSA
2,005
4,891
-2,886
250
 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA
2,690
5,602
-2,912
251
 Toledo, OH MSA
3,027
6,084
-3,057
252
 Tucson, AZ MSA
6,896
10,026
-3,130
253
 Lawrence, KS MSA
1,788
5,039
-3,251
254
 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA
1,134
4,454
-3,320
255
 Lubbock, TX MSA
1,539
4,928
-3,389
256
 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
1,656
5,439
-3,783
257
 Iowa City, IA MSA
2,646
6,446
-3,800
258
 Lafayette, IN MSA
1,821
5,631
-3,810
259
 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
973
4,815
-3,842
260
 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
6,253
10,312
-4,059
261
 Athens, GA MSA
2,571
6,958
-4,387
262
 Madison, WI MSA
7,749
12,211
-4,462
263
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
6,399
10,950
-4,551
264
 State College, PA MSA
2,114
6,915
-4,801
265
 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA
3,889
8,752
-4,863
266
 Bloomington, IN MSA
2,712
7,793
-5,081
267
 Springfield, MA MSA
3,937
9,019
-5,082
268
 Rochester, NY MSA
5,954
11,076
-5,122
269
 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
3,081
8,243
-5,162
270
 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
4,177
9,843
-5,666
271
 Tallahassee, FL MSA
3,760
9,546
-5,786
272
 Syracuse, NY MSA
4,066
9,927
-5,861
273
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
4,545
10,815
-6,270
274
 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA
2,033
9,136
-7,103
275
 Pittsburgh, PA MSA
11,441
18,885
-7,444
276
 Gainesville, FL MSA
3,732
11,196
-7,464

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