Where people in Dallas are moving to most

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

Stacker compiled a list of where people in Dallas 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 Dallas between 2014 and 2018. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area

- Migration to Albuquerque in 2014-2018: 886
- Migration from Albuquerque to Dallas: 743 (#8 most common destination from Albuquerque)
- Net migration: 143 to Albuquerque
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#49. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Detroit in 2014-2018: 916
- Migration from Detroit to Dallas: 1,236 (#18 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 320 to Dallas
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#48. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Kansas City in 2014-2018: 923
- Migration from Kansas City to Dallas: 2,865 (#3 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 1,942 to Dallas
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#47. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Beaumont in 2014-2018: 962
- Migration from Beaumont to Dallas: 1,549 (#2 most common destination from Beaumont)
- Net migration: 587 to Dallas
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#46. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Jose in 2014-2018: 975
- Migration from San Jose to Dallas: 1,459 (#16 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 484 to Dallas
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#45. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

- Migration to McAllen in 2014-2018: 1,043
- Migration from McAllen to Dallas: 1,228 (#4 most common destination from McAllen)
- Net migration: 185 to Dallas
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#44. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Riverside in 2014-2018: 1,058
- Migration from Riverside to Dallas: 2,123 (#9 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 1,065 to Dallas
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#43. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2014-2018: 1,066
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Dallas: 1,263 (#11 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 197 to Dallas
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#42. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2014-2018: 1,071
- Migration from Boston to Dallas: 1,323 (#22 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 252 to Dallas
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#41. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charlotte in 2014-2018: 1,073
- Migration from Charlotte to Dallas: 648 (#29 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 425 to Charlotte
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#40. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2014-2018: 1,083
- Migration from Minneapolis to Dallas: 1,996 (#8 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 913 to Dallas
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#39. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2014-2018: 1,105
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Dallas: 942 (#4 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
- Net migration: 163 to Corpus Christi
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#38. Odessa, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Odessa in 2014-2018: 1,131
- Migration from Odessa to Dallas: 1,246 (#3 most common destination from Odessa)
- Net migration: 115 to Dallas
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#37. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2014-2018: 1,132
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Dallas: 1,042 (#7 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 90 to Colorado Springs
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#36. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2014-2018: 1,143
- Migration from San Francisco to Dallas: 3,000 (#15 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 1,857 to Dallas
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#35. Midland, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Midland in 2014-2018: 1,165
- Migration from Midland to Dallas: 1,157 (#3 most common destination from Midland)
- Net migration: 8 to Midland
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#34. Amarillo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Amarillo in 2014-2018: 1,226
- Migration from Amarillo to Dallas: 2,239 (#1 most common destination from Amarillo)
- Net migration: 1,013 to Dallas
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#33. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Nashville in 2014-2018: 1,230
- Migration from Nashville to Dallas: 1,765 (#6 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 535 to Dallas
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#32. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Tampa in 2014-2018: 1,231
- Migration from Tampa to Dallas: 1,180 (#17 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 51 to Tampa
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#31. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Portland in 2014-2018: 1,251
- Migration from Portland to Dallas: 1,015 (#18 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 236 to Portland
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#30. Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Wichita Falls in 2014-2018: 1,285
- Migration from Wichita Falls to Dallas: 1,304 (#1 most common destination from Wichita Falls)
- Net migration: 19 to Dallas
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#29. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2014-2018: 1,326
- Migration from New Orleans to Dallas: 1,008 (#9 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 318 to New Orleans
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#28. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Orlando in 2014-2018: 1,459
- Migration from Orlando to Dallas: 1,966 (#11 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 507 to Dallas
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#27. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2014-2018: 1,618
- Migration from Philadelphia to Dallas: 1,638 (#27 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 20 to Dallas
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#26. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metro Area

- Migration to Fayetteville in 2014-2018: 1,693
- Migration from Fayetteville to Dallas: 1,503 (#1 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 190 to Fayetteville
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#25. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami in 2014-2018: 1,765
- Migration from Miami to Dallas: 2,995 (#12 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,230 to Dallas
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#24. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to St. Louis in 2014-2018: 1,794
- Migration from St. Louis to Dallas: 2,951 (#3 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 1,157 to Dallas
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#23. Tulsa, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Tulsa in 2014-2018: 1,836
- Migration from Tulsa to Dallas: 1,902 (#2 most common destination from Tulsa)
- Net migration: 66 to Dallas
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#22. El Paso, TX Metro Area

- Migration to El Paso in 2014-2018: 1,861
- Migration from El Paso to Dallas: 2,054 (#4 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 193 to Dallas
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#21. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2014-2018: 1,902
- Migration from San Diego to Dallas: 3,063 (#6 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 1,161 to Dallas
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#20. Tyler, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Tyler in 2014-2018: 2,327
- Migration from Tyler to Dallas: 2,530 (#1 most common destination from Tyler)
- Net migration: 203 to Dallas
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#19. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Killeen in 2014-2018: 2,384
- Migration from Killeen to Dallas: 3,147 (#1 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 763 to Dallas
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#18. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2014-2018: 2,463
- Migration from Phoenix to Dallas: 3,188 (#7 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 725 to Dallas
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#17. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Chicago in 2014-2018: 2,574
- Migration from Chicago to Dallas: 6,037 (#6 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 3,463 to Dallas
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#16. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2014-2018: 2,617
- Migration from Seattle to Dallas: 1,436 (#24 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 1,181 to Seattle
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#15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Washington in 2014-2018: 2,754
- Migration from Washington to Dallas: 3,458 (#17 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 704 to Dallas
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#14. Longview, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Longview in 2014-2018: 2,768
- Migration from Longview to Dallas: 1,273 (#1 most common destination from Longview)
- Net migration: 1,495 to Longview
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#13. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Denver in 2014-2018: 3,028
- Migration from Denver to Dallas: 2,279 (#9 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 749 to Denver
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#12. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Atlanta in 2014-2018: 3,141
- Migration from Atlanta to Dallas: 4,190 (#5 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 1,049 to Dallas
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#11. Abilene, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Abilene in 2014-2018: 3,336
- Migration from Abilene to Dallas: 1,318 (#1 most common destination from Abilene)
- Net migration: 2,018 to Abilene
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#10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2014-2018: 3,471
- Migration from New York to Dallas: 6,868 (#16 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 3,397 to Dallas
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#9. Waco, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Waco in 2014-2018: 3,581
- Migration from Waco to Dallas: 2,863 (#1 most common destination from Waco)
- Net migration: 718 to Waco
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#8. Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Sherman in 2014-2018: 3,778
- Migration from Sherman to Dallas: 1,651 (#1 most common destination from Sherman)
- Net migration: 2,127 to Sherman
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#7. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area

- Migration to College Station in 2014-2018: 4,206
- Migration from College Station to Dallas: 2,453 (#2 most common destination from College Station)
- Net migration: 1,753 to College Station
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#6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2014-2018: 4,341
- Migration from Los Angeles to Dallas: 10,264 (#8 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 5,923 to Dallas
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#5. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2014-2018: 4,711
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Dallas: 3,246 (#2 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
- Net migration: 1,465 to Oklahoma City
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#4. Lubbock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Lubbock in 2014-2018: 5,226
- Migration from Lubbock to Dallas: 3,482 (#1 most common destination from Lubbock)
- Net migration: 1,744 to Lubbock
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#3. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Antonio in 2014-2018: 5,781
- Migration from San Antonio to Dallas: 8,651 (#2 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 2,870 to Dallas
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#2. Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2014-2018: 11,902
- Migration from Austin to Dallas: 9,227 (#2 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 2,675 to Austin
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#1. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Houston in 2014-2018: 18,059
- Migration from Houston to Dallas: 16,232 (#1 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 1,827 to Houston

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