Where people in Atlanta are moving to most

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April 18, 2021
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Where people in Atlanta are moving to most

Stacker compiled a list of where people in Atlanta are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from Atlanta between 2014 and 2018. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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#50. Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Cleveland in 2014-2018: 876
- Migration from Cleveland to Atlanta: 1,112 (#10 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Net migration: 236 to Atlanta

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#49. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Pittsburgh in 2014-2018: 910
- Migration from Pittsburgh to Atlanta: 660 (#24 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Net migration: 250 to Pittsburgh

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#48. Knoxville, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Knoxville in 2014-2018: 933
- Migration from Knoxville to Atlanta: 1,392 (#2 most common destination from Knoxville)
- Net migration: 459 to Atlanta

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#47. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Pensacola in 2014-2018: 947
- Migration from Pensacola to Atlanta: 580 (#11 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 367 to Pensacola

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#46. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

- Migration to Indianapolis in 2014-2018: 976
- Migration from Indianapolis to Atlanta: 511 (#28 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 465 to Indianapolis

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#45. Columbia, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Columbia in 2014-2018: 1,020
- Migration from Columbia to Atlanta: 977 (#6 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 43 to Columbia

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#44. Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2014-2018: 1,037
- Migration from Austin to Atlanta: 969 (#14 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 68 to Austin

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#43. Montgomery, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Montgomery in 2014-2018: 1,045
- Migration from Montgomery to Atlanta: 508 (#6 most common destination from Montgomery)
- Net migration: 537 to Montgomery

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#42. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area

- Migration to North Port in 2014-2018: 1,049
- Migration from North Port to Atlanta: 833 (#7 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 216 to North Port

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#41. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2014-2018: 1,089
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Atlanta: 1,452 (#8 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 363 to Atlanta

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#40. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to St. Louis in 2014-2018: 1,094
- Migration from St. Louis to Atlanta: 991 (#14 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 103 to St. Louis

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#39. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charleston in 2014-2018: 1,096
- Migration from Charleston to Atlanta: 1,733 (#4 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 637 to Atlanta

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#38. Huntsville, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Huntsville in 2014-2018: 1,133
- Migration from Huntsville to Atlanta: 722 (#4 most common destination from Huntsville)
- Net migration: 411 to Huntsville

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#37. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2014-2018: 1,159
- Migration from Minneapolis to Atlanta: 1,369 (#14 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 210 to Atlanta

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#36. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2014-2018: 1,203
- Migration from New Orleans to Atlanta: 1,060 (#8 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 143 to New Orleans

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#35. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2014-2018: 1,268
- Migration from San Francisco to Atlanta: 1,315 (#30 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 47 to Atlanta

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#34. Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Auburn in 2014-2018: 1,299
- Migration from Auburn to Atlanta: 994 (#3 most common destination from Auburn)
- Net migration: 305 to Auburn

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#33. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2014-2018: 1,327
- Migration from Baltimore to Atlanta: 1,686 (#7 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 359 to Atlanta

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#32. Raleigh, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Raleigh in 2014-2018: 1,359
- Migration from Raleigh to Atlanta: 1,590 (#5 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 231 to Atlanta

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#31. Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Greenville in 2014-2018: 1,474
- Migration from Greenville to Atlanta: 1,053 (#7 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 421 to Greenville

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#30. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Denver in 2014-2018: 1,488
- Migration from Denver to Atlanta: 889 (#26 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 599 to Denver

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#29. Rome, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Rome in 2014-2018: 1,497
- Migration from Rome to Atlanta: 1,577 (#1 most common destination from Rome)
- Net migration: 80 to Atlanta

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#28. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2014-2018: 1,590
- Migration from Philadelphia to Atlanta: 2,786 (#17 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 1,196 to Atlanta

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#27. Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

- Migration to Chattanooga in 2014-2018: 1,671
- Migration from Chattanooga to Atlanta: 1,814 (#1 most common destination from Chattanooga)
- Net migration: 143 to Atlanta

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#26. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2014-2018: 1,750
- Migration from Phoenix to Atlanta: 1,363 (#24 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 387 to Phoenix

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#25. Brunswick, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Brunswick in 2014-2018: 1,772
- Migration from Brunswick to Atlanta: 1,153 (#1 most common destination from Brunswick)
- Net migration: 619 to Brunswick

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#24. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Detroit in 2014-2018: 1,785
- Migration from Detroit to Atlanta: 1,968 (#10 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 183 to Atlanta

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#23. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2014-2018: 1,796
- Migration from Boston to Atlanta: 1,568 (#19 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 228 to Boston

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#22. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2014-2018: 1,910
- Migration from Seattle to Atlanta: 1,071 (#30 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 839 to Seattle

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#21. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Houston in 2014-2018: 1,926
- Migration from Houston to Atlanta: 2,187 (#13 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 261 to Atlanta

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#20. Warner Robins, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Warner Robins in 2014-2018: 1,931
- Migration from Warner Robins to Atlanta: 1,835 (#2 most common destination from Warner Robins)
- Net migration: 96 to Warner Robins

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#19. Albany, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Albany in 2014-2018: 2,046
- Migration from Albany to Atlanta: 1,303 (#1 most common destination from Albany)
- Net migration: 743 to Albany

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#18. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2014-2018: 2,541
- Migration from Los Angeles to Atlanta: 3,192 (#21 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 651 to Atlanta

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#17. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Tampa in 2014-2018: 2,646
- Migration from Tampa to Atlanta: 2,971 (#8 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 325 to Atlanta

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#16. Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Birmingham in 2014-2018: 2,708
- Migration from Birmingham to Atlanta: 2,445 (#2 most common destination from Birmingham)
- Net migration: 263 to Birmingham

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#15. Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Macon in 2014-2018: 2,782
- Migration from Macon to Atlanta: 2,271 (#2 most common destination from Macon)
- Net migration: 511 to Macon

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#14. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2014-2018: 2,848
- Migration from Jacksonville to Atlanta: 1,907 (#4 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 941 to Jacksonville

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#13. Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

- Migration to Columbus in 2014-2018: 2,862
- Migration from Columbus to Atlanta: 2,154 (#1 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 708 to Columbus

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#12. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Nashville in 2014-2018: 2,867
- Migration from Nashville to Atlanta: 2,140 (#4 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 727 to Nashville

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#11. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Orlando in 2014-2018: 2,983
- Migration from Orlando to Atlanta: 3,094 (#7 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 111 to Atlanta

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#10. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

- Migration to Augusta in 2014-2018: 3,106
- Migration from Augusta to Atlanta: 2,204 (#1 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 902 to Augusta

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#9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Chicago in 2014-2018: 3,300
- Migration from Chicago to Atlanta: 5,323 (#11 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 2,023 to Atlanta

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#8. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charlotte in 2014-2018: 3,463
- Migration from Charlotte to Atlanta: 2,039 (#9 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 1,424 to Charlotte

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#7. Savannah, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Savannah in 2014-2018: 3,840
- Migration from Savannah to Atlanta: 3,803 (#1 most common destination from Savannah)
- Net migration: 37 to Savannah

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#6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami in 2014-2018: 3,874
- Migration from Miami to Atlanta: 7,873 (#5 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 3,999 to Atlanta

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#5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2014-2018: 4,190
- Migration from Dallas to Atlanta: 3,141 (#12 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 1,049 to Dallas

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#4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Washington in 2014-2018: 4,191
- Migration from Washington to Atlanta: 4,012 (#11 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 179 to Washington

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#3. Gainesville, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Gainesville in 2014-2018: 4,543
- Migration from Gainesville to Atlanta: 3,893 (#1 most common destination from Gainesville)
- Net migration: 650 to Gainesville

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#2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2014-2018: 4,725
- Migration from New York to Atlanta: 12,320 (#7 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 7,595 to Atlanta

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#1. Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Athens in 2014-2018: 11,094
- Migration from Athens to Atlanta: 4,232 (#1 most common destination from Athens)
- Net migration: 6,862 to Athens

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