Metros sending the most people to Miami

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March 11, 2021
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Metros sending the most people to Miami

Stacker compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Miami using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Miami from the metro between 2014 and 2018. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Nashville in 2014-2018: 455 (#25 most common destination from Nashville)
- Migration from Miami to Nashville: 1,686 (#23 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,231 to Nashville
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#49. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Indianapolis in 2014-2018: 483 (#31 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Migration from Miami to Indianapolis: 577 (#53 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 94 to Indianapolis
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#48. Rochester, NY Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Rochester in 2014-2018: 505 (#10 most common destination from Rochester)
- Migration from Miami to Rochester: 418 (#68 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 87 to Miami
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#47. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Pittsburgh in 2014-2018: 519 (#32 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Migration from Miami to Pittsburgh: 602 (#49 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 83 to Pittsburgh
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#46. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Charleston in 2014-2018: 526 (#14 most common destination from Charleston)
- Migration from Miami to Charleston: 396 (#70 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 130 to Miami
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#45. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Portland in 2014-2018: 542 (#30 most common destination from Portland)
- Migration from Miami to Portland: 675 (#46 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 133 to Portland
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#44. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Albany in 2014-2018: 553 (#10 most common destination from Albany)
- Migration from Miami to Albany: 336 (#77 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 217 to Miami
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#43. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Pensacola in 2014-2018: 555 (#13 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Migration from Miami to Pensacola: 804 (#38 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 249 to Pensacola
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#42. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from San Diego in 2014-2018: 566 (#55 most common destination from San Diego)
- Migration from Miami to San Diego: 501 (#60 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 65 to Miami
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#41. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Cincinnati in 2014-2018: 579 (#17 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Migration from Miami to Cincinnati: 651 (#48 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 72 to Cincinnati
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#40. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Seattle in 2014-2018: 610 (#48 most common destination from Seattle)
- Migration from Miami to Seattle: 750 (#41 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 140 to Seattle
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#39. Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Cleveland in 2014-2018: 643 (#19 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Migration from Miami to Cleveland: 503 (#58 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 140 to Miami
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#38. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Sebastian in 2014-2018: 677 (#3 most common destination from Sebastian)
- Migration from Miami to Sebastian: 890 (#34 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 213 to Sebastian
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#37. Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Austin in 2014-2018: 695 (#22 most common destination from Austin)
- Migration from Miami to Austin: 1,129 (#31 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 434 to Austin
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#36. New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from New Haven in 2014-2018: 716 (#7 most common destination from New Haven)
- Migration from Miami to New Haven: 224 (#107 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 492 to Miami
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#35. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Minneapolis in 2014-2018: 717 (#28 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Migration from Miami to Minneapolis: 570 (#54 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 147 to Miami
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#34. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Denver in 2014-2018: 739 (#30 most common destination from Denver)
- Migration from Miami to Denver: 1,109 (#32 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 370 to Denver
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#33. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Charlotte in 2014-2018: 878 (#18 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Migration from Miami to Charlotte: 2,369 (#17 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,491 to Charlotte
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#32. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Providence in 2014-2018: 880 (#8 most common destination from Providence)
- Migration from Miami to Providence: 659 (#47 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 221 to Miami
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#31. Raleigh, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Raleigh in 2014-2018: 942 (#14 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Migration from Miami to Raleigh: 1,178 (#29 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 236 to Raleigh
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#30. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Phoenix in 2014-2018: 962 (#31 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Migration from Miami to Phoenix: 759 (#39 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 203 to Miami
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#29. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Hartford in 2014-2018: 977 (#10 most common destination from Hartford)
- Migration from Miami to Hartford: 503 (#58 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 474 to Miami
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#28. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from San Francisco in 2014-2018: 1,028 (#33 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Migration from Miami to San Francisco: 1,302 (#26 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 274 to San Francisco
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#27. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Virginia Beach in 2014-2018: 1,046 (#17 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Migration from Miami to Virginia Beach: 867 (#35 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 179 to Miami
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#26. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from St. Louis in 2014-2018: 1,147 (#11 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Migration from Miami to St. Louis: 244 (#99 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 903 to Miami
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#25. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Bridgeport in 2014-2018: 1,181 (#5 most common destination from Bridgeport)
- Migration from Miami to Bridgeport: 814 (#37 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 367 to Miami
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#24. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Baltimore in 2014-2018: 1,266 (#12 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Migration from Miami to Baltimore: 1,108 (#33 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 158 to Miami
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#23. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Detroit in 2014-2018: 1,316 (#16 most common destination from Detroit)
- Migration from Miami to Detroit: 1,201 (#27 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 115 to Miami
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#22. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Naples in 2014-2018: 1,365 (#2 most common destination from Naples)
- Migration from Miami to Naples: 2,247 (#18 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 882 to Naples
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#21. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Deltona in 2014-2018: 1,367 (#3 most common destination from Deltona)
- Migration from Miami to Deltona: 1,908 (#20 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 541 to Deltona
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#20. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Lakeland in 2014-2018: 1,390 (#3 most common destination from Lakeland)
- Migration from Miami to Lakeland: 1,841 (#21 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 451 to Lakeland
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#19. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Houston in 2014-2018: 1,409 (#21 most common destination from Houston)
- Migration from Miami to Houston: 3,425 (#11 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 2,016 to Houston
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#18. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from North Port in 2014-2018: 1,464 (#4 most common destination from North Port)
- Migration from Miami to North Port: 2,003 (#19 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 539 to North Port
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#17. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Palm Bay in 2014-2018: 1,575 (#2 most common destination from Palm Bay)
- Migration from Miami to Palm Bay: 2,561 (#15 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 986 to Palm Bay
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#16. Ocala, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Ocala in 2014-2018: 1,648 (#2 most common destination from Ocala)
- Migration from Miami to Ocala: 1,417 (#25 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 231 to Miami
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#15. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Dallas in 2014-2018: 1,765 (#25 most common destination from Dallas)
- Migration from Miami to Dallas: 2,995 (#12 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,230 to Dallas
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#14. Gainesville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Gainesville in 2014-2018: 2,075 (#2 most common destination from Gainesville)
- Migration from Miami to Gainesville: 4,435 (#7 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 2,360 to Gainesville
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#13. Tallahassee, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Tallahassee in 2014-2018: 2,096 (#1 most common destination from Tallahassee)
- Migration from Miami to Tallahassee: 4,419 (#8 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 2,323 to Tallahassee
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#12. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Cape Coral in 2014-2018: 2,533 (#1 most common destination from Cape Coral)
- Migration from Miami to Cape Coral: 4,182 (#9 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,649 to Cape Coral
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#11. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Los Angeles in 2014-2018: 2,617 (#24 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Migration from Miami to Los Angeles: 2,674 (#14 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 57 to Los Angeles
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#10. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Jacksonville in 2014-2018: 3,201 (#1 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Migration from Miami to Jacksonville: 5,658 (#6 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 2,457 to Jacksonville
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#9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Philadelphia in 2014-2018: 3,269 (#11 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Migration from Miami to Philadelphia: 1,691 (#22 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,578 to Miami
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#8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Chicago in 2014-2018: 3,480 (#20 most common destination from Chicago)
- Migration from Miami to Chicago: 2,534 (#16 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 946 to Miami
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#7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Washington in 2014-2018: 3,730 (#12 most common destination from Washington)
- Migration from Miami to Washington: 3,589 (#10 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 141 to Miami
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#6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Atlanta in 2014-2018: 3,874 (#6 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Migration from Miami to Atlanta: 7,873 (#5 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 3,999 to Atlanta
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#5. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Tampa in 2014-2018: 4,610 (#3 most common destination from Tampa)
- Migration from Miami to Tampa: 10,097 (#3 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 5,487 to Tampa
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#4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Boston in 2014-2018: 4,623 (#7 most common destination from Boston)
- Migration from Miami to Boston: 2,745 (#13 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,878 to Miami
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#3. Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Port St. Lucie in 2014-2018: 4,780 (#1 most common destination from Port St. Lucie)
- Migration from Miami to Port St. Lucie: 10,868 (#2 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 6,088 to Port St. Lucie
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#2. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from Orlando in 2014-2018: 8,877 (#1 most common destination from Orlando)
- Migration from Miami to Orlando: 17,339 (#1 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 8,462 to Orlando
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#1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to Miami from New York in 2014-2018: 23,228 (#2 most common destination from New York)
- Migration from Miami to New York: 9,282 (#4 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 13,946 to Miami

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