Where people in Savannah are moving to most
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April 18, 2021
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Where people in Savannah are moving to most
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Savannah 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 Savannah between 2014 and 2018. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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Pat McGinley // Shutterstock
#50. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area
- Migration to North Port in 2014-2018: 108
- Migration from North Port to Savannah: 156 (#40 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 48 to Savannah
- Migration from North Port to Savannah: 156 (#40 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 48 to Savannah
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Bill Golladay // Wikipedia Commons
#49. Warner Robins, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Warner Robins in 2014-2018: 109
- Migration from Warner Robins to Savannah: 383 (#3 most common destination from Warner Robins)
- Net migration: 274 to Savannah
- Migration from Warner Robins to Savannah: 383 (#3 most common destination from Warner Robins)
- Net migration: 274 to Savannah

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Famartin // Wikicommons
#48. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Migration to Baltimore in 2014-2018: 116
- Migration from Baltimore to Savannah: 125 (#107 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 9 to Savannah
- Migration from Baltimore to Savannah: 125 (#107 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 9 to Savannah
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Ebyabe // Wikicommons
#47. Valdosta, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Valdosta in 2014-2018: 116
- Migration from Valdosta to Savannah: 189 (#8 most common destination from Valdosta)
- Net migration: 73 to Savannah
- Migration from Valdosta to Savannah: 189 (#8 most common destination from Valdosta)
- Net migration: 73 to Savannah

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Pedro Szekely // flickr
#46. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area
- Migration to New Orleans in 2014-2018: 123
- Migration from New Orleans to Savannah: 31 (#126 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 92 to New Orleans
- Migration from New Orleans to Savannah: 31 (#126 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 92 to New Orleans
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Vpuliva // Wikimedia Commons
#45. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Hagerstown in 2014-2018: 124
- Migration from Hagerstown to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 124 to Hagerstown
- Migration from Hagerstown to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 124 to Hagerstown
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j.s. clark // Wikimedia Commons
#44. Panama City, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Panama City in 2014-2018: 124
- Migration from Panama City to Savannah: 25 (#91 most common destination from Panama City)
- Net migration: 99 to Panama City
- Migration from Panama City to Savannah: 25 (#91 most common destination from Panama City)
- Net migration: 99 to Panama City
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Nicholas // Wikimedia Commons
#43. Reading, PA Metro Area
- Migration to Reading in 2014-2018: 125
- Migration from Reading to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 125 to Reading
- Migration from Reading to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 125 to Reading

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Cypress Landing // Wikimedia
#42. Greenville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Greenville in 2014-2018: 127
- Migration from Greenville to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 127 to Greenville
- Migration from Greenville to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 127 to Greenville

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spablab // Flickr
#41. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area
- Migration to Providence in 2014-2018: 132
- Migration from Providence to Savannah: 32 (#119 most common destination from Providence)
- Net migration: 100 to Providence
- Migration from Providence to Savannah: 32 (#119 most common destination from Providence)
- Net migration: 100 to Providence

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Akhenaton06 // Wikicommons
#40. Columbia, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Columbia in 2014-2018: 139
- Migration from Columbia to Savannah: 156 (#42 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 17 to Savannah
- Migration from Columbia to Savannah: 156 (#42 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 17 to Savannah
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Thomson200 // Wikimedia Commons
#39. Gainesville, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Gainesville in 2014-2018: 144
- Migration from Gainesville to Savannah: 99 (#6 most common destination from Gainesville)
- Net migration: 45 to Gainesville
- Migration from Gainesville to Savannah: 99 (#6 most common destination from Gainesville)
- Net migration: 45 to Gainesville
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UrbanTallahassee// Wikimedia
#38. Tallahassee, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Tallahassee in 2014-2018: 150
- Migration from Tallahassee to Savannah: 10 (#135 most common destination from Tallahassee)
- Net migration: 140 to Tallahassee
- Migration from Tallahassee to Savannah: 10 (#135 most common destination from Tallahassee)
- Net migration: 140 to Tallahassee

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skeeze // Pixabay
#37. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Houston in 2014-2018: 153
- Migration from Houston to Savannah: 284 (#90 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 131 to Savannah
- Migration from Houston to Savannah: 284 (#90 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 131 to Savannah

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SD Dirk // Flickr
#36. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Diego in 2014-2018: 155
- Migration from San Diego to Savannah: 110 (#152 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 45 to San Diego
- Migration from San Diego to Savannah: 110 (#152 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 45 to San Diego
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PghPhxNfk // Wikimedia Commons
#35. Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
- Migration to Columbus in 2014-2018: 160
- Migration from Columbus to Savannah: 238 (#17 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 78 to Savannah
- Migration from Columbus to Savannah: 238 (#17 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 78 to Savannah
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BusinessEditorUSA // Wikimedia Commons
#34. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Charlotte in 2014-2018: 172
- Migration from Charlotte to Savannah: 210 (#70 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 38 to Savannah
- Migration from Charlotte to Savannah: 210 (#70 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 38 to Savannah

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davidwilson1949 // Flickr
#33. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Fayetteville in 2014-2018: 177
- Migration from Fayetteville to Savannah: 154 (#59 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 23 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Fayetteville to Savannah: 154 (#59 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 23 to Fayetteville
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Jdcollins13 // Wikimedia Commons
#32. Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2014-2018: 180
- Migration from Jacksonville to Savannah: 18 (#140 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 162 to Jacksonville
- Migration from Jacksonville to Savannah: 18 (#140 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 162 to Jacksonville

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Edmund Garman // Flickr
#31. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area
- Migration to Urban Honolulu in 2014-2018: 183
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Savannah: 101 (#88 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 82 to Urban Honolulu
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Savannah: 101 (#88 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 82 to Urban Honolulu

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f11photo // Shutterstock
#30. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
- Migration to Nashville in 2014-2018: 183
- Migration from Nashville to Savannah: 107 (#95 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 76 to Nashville
- Migration from Nashville to Savannah: 107 (#95 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 76 to Nashville

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#29. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Seattle in 2014-2018: 196
- Migration from Seattle to Savannah: 175 (#110 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 21 to Seattle
- Migration from Seattle to Savannah: 175 (#110 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 21 to Seattle
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Billy Hathorn // Wikimedia
#28. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Killeen in 2014-2018: 199
- Migration from Killeen to Savannah: 333 (#20 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 134 to Savannah
- Migration from Killeen to Savannah: 333 (#20 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 134 to Savannah

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Christopher & Amy Esposito // Wikicommons
#27. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Chicago in 2014-2018: 210
- Migration from Chicago to Savannah: 51 (#262 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 159 to Chicago
- Migration from Chicago to Savannah: 51 (#262 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 159 to Chicago

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Skywalker195 // Wikimedia Commons
#26. Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Greenville in 2014-2018: 218
- Migration from Greenville to Savannah: 106 (#46 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 112 to Greenville
- Migration from Greenville to Savannah: 106 (#46 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 112 to Greenville

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Kolossos // Wikimedia Commons
#25. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Miami in 2014-2018: 218
- Migration from Miami to Savannah: 296 (#84 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 78 to Savannah
- Migration from Miami to Savannah: 296 (#84 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 78 to Savannah

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Alan Botting // Wikimedia Commons
#24. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Dallas in 2014-2018: 219
- Migration from Dallas to Savannah: 238 (#113 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 19 to Savannah
- Migration from Dallas to Savannah: 238 (#113 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 19 to Savannah

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Sharkshock // Shutterstock
#23. Raleigh, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Raleigh in 2014-2018: 230
- Migration from Raleigh to Savannah: 37 (#135 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 193 to Raleigh
- Migration from Raleigh to Savannah: 37 (#135 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 193 to Raleigh
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#22. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area
- Migration to Cincinnati in 2014-2018: 233
- Migration from Cincinnati to Savannah: 219 (#53 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Net migration: 14 to Cincinnati
- Migration from Cincinnati to Savannah: 219 (#53 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Net migration: 14 to Cincinnati

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#21. Huntsville, AL Metro Area
- Migration to Huntsville in 2014-2018: 239
- Migration from Huntsville to Savannah: 202 (#16 most common destination from Huntsville)
- Net migration: 37 to Huntsville
- Migration from Huntsville to Savannah: 202 (#16 most common destination from Huntsville)
- Net migration: 37 to Huntsville

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Robert Corby // Wikimedia Commons
#20. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2014-2018: 251
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Savannah: 121 (#84 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 130 to Colorado Springs
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Savannah: 121 (#84 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 130 to Colorado Springs

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BDS2006 // Wikimedia
#19. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Los Angeles in 2014-2018: 266
- Migration from Los Angeles to Savannah: 302 (#113 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 36 to Savannah
- Migration from Los Angeles to Savannah: 302 (#113 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 36 to Savannah

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Ron Cogswell//Wikicommons
#18. Richmond, VA Metro Area
- Migration to Richmond in 2014-2018: 274
- Migration from Richmond to Savannah: 256 (#35 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 18 to Richmond
- Migration from Richmond to Savannah: 256 (#35 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 18 to Richmond

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Ken Lund // Flickr
#17. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Charleston in 2014-2018: 286
- Migration from Charleston to Savannah: 394 (#20 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 108 to Savannah
- Migration from Charleston to Savannah: 394 (#20 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 108 to Savannah

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Daniel Orth // Flickr
#16. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Riverside in 2014-2018: 290
- Migration from Riverside to Savannah: 257 (#81 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 33 to Riverside
- Migration from Riverside to Savannah: 257 (#81 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 33 to Riverside

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Sherry V Smith // Shutterstock
#15. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2014-2018: 315
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Savannah: 196 (#86 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 119 to Virginia Beach
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Savannah: 196 (#86 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 119 to Virginia Beach

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King of Hearts // Wikimedia
#14. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
- Migration to New York in 2014-2018: 331
- Migration from New York to Savannah: 719 (#106 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 388 to Savannah
- Migration from New York to Savannah: 719 (#106 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 388 to Savannah

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Joe Mabel // Wikicommons
#13. Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Olympia in 2014-2018: 339
- Migration from Olympia to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 339 to Olympia
- Migration from Olympia to Savannah: 0
- Net migration: 339 to Olympia
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Andrew Bossi // Wikimedia
#12. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington in 2014-2018: 344
- Migration from Washington to Savannah: 338 (#119 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 6 to Washington
- Migration from Washington to Savannah: 338 (#119 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 6 to Washington

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Alvesgaspar // Wikimedia
#11. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Tampa in 2014-2018: 359
- Migration from Tampa to Savannah: 191 (#93 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 168 to Tampa
- Migration from Tampa to Savannah: 191 (#93 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 168 to Tampa

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Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) // Wikimedia Commons
#10. Brunswick, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Brunswick in 2014-2018: 375
- Migration from Brunswick to Savannah: 474 (#2 most common destination from Brunswick)
- Net migration: 99 to Savannah
- Migration from Brunswick to Savannah: 474 (#2 most common destination from Brunswick)
- Net migration: 99 to Savannah

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AndrewAvitus // Wikicommons'
#9. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2014-2018: 391
- Migration from Jacksonville to Savannah: 214 (#59 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 177 to Jacksonville
- Migration from Jacksonville to Savannah: 214 (#59 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 177 to Jacksonville
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MoodyGroove // Wikimedia Commons
#8. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Hilton Head Island in 2014-2018: 410
- Migration from Hilton Head Island to Savannah: 569 (#4 most common destination from Hilton Head Island)
- Net migration: 159 to Savannah
- Migration from Hilton Head Island to Savannah: 569 (#4 most common destination from Hilton Head Island)
- Net migration: 159 to Savannah

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Kevin Ruck // Shutterstock
#7. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Augusta in 2014-2018: 471
- Migration from Augusta to Savannah: 1,092 (#3 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 621 to Savannah
- Migration from Augusta to Savannah: 1,092 (#3 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 621 to Savannah

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#6. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
- Migration to San Antonio in 2014-2018: 523
- Migration from San Antonio to Savannah: 143 (#96 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 380 to San Antonio
- Migration from San Antonio to Savannah: 143 (#96 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 380 to San Antonio
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Soglad2005 // Wikimedia Commons
#5. Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Macon in 2014-2018: 751
- Migration from Macon to Savannah: 251 (#4 most common destination from Macon)
- Net migration: 500 to Macon
- Migration from Macon to Savannah: 251 (#4 most common destination from Macon)
- Net migration: 500 to Macon
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Mjrmtg // Wikimedia Commons
#4. Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Athens in 2014-2018: 839
- Migration from Athens to Savannah: 301 (#2 most common destination from Athens)
- Net migration: 538 to Athens
- Migration from Athens to Savannah: 301 (#2 most common destination from Athens)
- Net migration: 538 to Athens

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Songquan Deng // Shutterstock
#3. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Orlando in 2014-2018: 848
- Migration from Orlando to Savannah: 163 (#91 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 685 to Orlando
- Migration from Orlando to Savannah: 163 (#91 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 685 to Orlando

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Wtoc11 // Flickr
#2. Hinesville, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Hinesville in 2014-2018: 1,007
- Migration from Hinesville to Savannah: 1,404 (#1 most common destination from Hinesville)
- Net migration: 397 to Savannah
- Migration from Hinesville to Savannah: 1,404 (#1 most common destination from Hinesville)
- Net migration: 397 to Savannah
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Keizers // Wikimedia Commons
#1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Atlanta in 2014-2018: 3,803
- Migration from Atlanta to Savannah: 3,840 (#7 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 37 to Savannah
- Migration from Atlanta to Savannah: 3,840 (#7 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 37 to Savannah



