Name the major & medium sized U.S. cities with the highest number transplants and transient people.

My guess would be Atlanta, Charlotte, and Phoenix.

I'm pretty sure for a major city it would be Las Vegas.

Houston/Dallas

I've never understood why people make opinion polls for questions that have definitive answers.

Yeah, there has to be definite numbers for this.

New York? Ride the subway out to Queens or interior Brooklyn and see how many people are native New Yorkers.

The answer is clearly LA and NY.

can only speak for houston but very few people i know around here are actually from this area (or even texas).

I've never understood why people make opinion polls for questions that have definitive answers.

lol. I remember a thread a few weeks ago asking which city had the most black people. but wait, while I am laughing I hope I am not guilty of this.

Probably LA, NYC, DC, and one of the southern hot towns.

Id say Atlanta, Miami, and Houston.

Phoenix
Las VEgas
Los Angeles
Atlanta

Las Vegas

I found this wich ranks city from 1990-2000
http://netscape.homestore.com/Finance/Census/MostPopular.asp?gate=aolnetscape1&poe=homestore

I cant find the link but i read some where that NYC had the largest population growth also... not % wise but actual numbers

I found this wich ranks city from 1990-2000
http://netscape.homestore.com/Finance/Census/MostPopular.asp?gate=aolnetscape1&poe=homestore

I cant find the link but i read some where that NYC had the largest population growth also... not % wise but actual numbers

There must be a typo. The info on your link states that San Antonio and Austin grew by the exact same amount of people between 1990 and 2000. This is obviously a typo. The correct figure for Austin should be 190,940.

I would say places that were smaller some years ago like in the 70's. For instance Atlanta wasnt always as huge as it is now so many of these people had to come from somewhere, the same for other cities like it. As far as transients ... I wouldnt begin to guess...

Nobody is from Houston anymore...

I bet its about a 1 in 4 ratio... Most of the people are from other places in the US, or Another continent.

^ Exactly, cities like that where you ask someone where they are from almost always. In a place like Louisville or say Fresno where the question is rarely the first or second thing asked.

No doubt about it. NY and LA!

No doubt about it. NY and LA!

Actually - I do doubt that, except for total numbers of course.

But again - another 'what do you think' question where the answer is irrelevant to actual facts. Some might not be aware of something called, the US CENSUS, but every 10 years they question US residents so kids don't have to ask people which city they think has more transients.


Rank Metro Percent Living in State of Birth
1. Johnstown, PA 89.81%
2. Altoona, PA 89.69%
3. Houma, LA 89.05%
4. Lafayette, LA 86.60%
5. Williamsport, PA 86.39%
6. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 85.29%
7. Pittsburgh, PA 84.34%
8. Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI 83.68%
9. Utica--Rome, NY 83.44%
10. St. Cloud, MN 83.36%
11. Lima, OH 82.98%
12. Victoria, TX 82.67%
13. Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 82.49%
14. Gadsden, AL 82.08%
15. Syracuse, NY 81.52%
16. Sharon, PA 81.35%
17. Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI 81.19%
18. Erie, PA 81.13%
19. Canton--Massillon, OH 81.11%
20. Charleston, WV 81.08%
21. Jackson, MI 80.67%
22. Alexandria, LA 80.61%
23. Springfield, IL 80.54%
24. Wausau, WI 80.51%
25. Rocky Mount, NC 80.41%
26. Sheboygan, WI 80.16%
27. Danville, VA 80.02%
28. Monroe, LA 79.72%
29. Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 79.67%
30. Reading, PA 79.64%
31. Dubuque, IA 79.58%
32. Glens Falls, NY 79.49%
33. Owensboro, KY 79.28%
34. Bismarck, ND 79.27%
35. Jackson, MS 79.25%
36. Pine Bluff, AR 79.17%
37. Lancaster, PA 79.07%
38. Flint, MI 78.86%
39. Mansfield, OH 78.75%
40. Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA 78.75%
41. Peoria--Pekin, IL 78.57%
42. Kankakee, IL 78.56%
43. Lake Charles, LA 78.53%
44. Decatur, IL 78.51%
45. Green Bay, WI 78.20%
46. Rochester, NY 77.93%
47. Baton Rouge, LA 77.75%
48. Toledo, OH 77.48%
49. Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI 77.42%
50. Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 77.39%
51. Lubbock, TX 77.32%
52. Nassau--Suffolk, NY 77.02%
53. Lansing--East Lansing, MI 77.00%
54. Florence, SC 76.96%
55. New Orleans, LA 76.68%
56. Birmingham, AL 76.68%
57. Lewiston--Auburn, ME 76.33%
58. Tuscaloosa, AL 76.25%
59. Jamestown, NY 76.23%
60. St. Joseph, MO 76.18%
61. Florence, AL 76.17%
62. Eau Claire, WI 75.88%
63. Youngstown--Warren, OH 75.64%
64. Akron, OH 75.54%
65. Kokomo, IN 75.38%
66. Decatur, AL 75.30%
67. Elmira, NY 75.24%
68. Bangor, ME 75.17%
69. Albany, GA 75.14%
70. Terre Haute, IN 75.05%
71. Cedar Rapids, IA 75.03%
72. Bloomington--Normal, IL 75.00%
73. Waco, TX 74.99%
74. Muncie, IN 74.96%
75. Corpus Christi, TX 74.52%
76. Anniston, AL 74.36%
77. Hattiesburg, MS 73.90%
78. Binghamton, NY 73.80%
79. Cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH 73.59%
80. Duluth--Superior, MN--WI 73.57%
81. Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC 73.57%
82. Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI 73.10%
83. Racine, WI 73.10%
84. Detroit, MI 73.05%
85. York, PA 72.96%
86. Milwaukee--Waukesha, WI 72.71%
87. Jackson, TN 72.58%
88. Lynchburg, VA 72.45%
89. Des Moines, IA 72.38%
90. Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX 72.25%
91. Fort Wayne, IN 72.14%
92. Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY 71.97%
93. Tyler, TX 71.84%
94. State College, PA 71.82%
95. Montgomery, AL 71.51%
96. Greenville, NC 71.50%
97. Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA 71.43%
98. Dutchess County, NY 71.38%
99. San Angelo, TX 71.20%
100. Janesville--Beloit, WI 71.17%
101. Shreveport--Bossier City, LA 71.05%
102. Columbus, OH 70.79%
103. Dayton--Springfield, OH 70.78%
104. Odessa--Midland, TX 70.73%
105. St. Louis, MO--IL 70.36%
106. Longview--Marshall, TX 70.19%
107. Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH 70.08%
108. Jonesboro, AR 69.95%
109. Topeka, KS 69.71%
110. Indianapolis, IN 69.50%
111. Mobile, AL 69.35%
112. Macon, GA 69.32%
113. Louisville, KY--IN 69.25%
114. Pittsfield, MA 69.24%
115. Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN 69.07%
116. Lexington, KY 68.63%
117. Wheeling, WV--OH 68.54%
118. Roanoke, VA 68.49%
119. Brazoria, TX 68.36%
120. La Crosse, WI--MN 68.28%
121. Abilene, TX 68.03%
122. Goldsboro, NC 67.94%
123. Hamilton--Middletown, OH 67.93%
124. Hagerstown, MD 67.81%
125. Lincoln, NE 67.72%
126. Bryan--College Station, TX 67.67%
127. Rockford, IL 67.62%
128. Ann Arbor, MI 67.56%
129. Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH 67.45%
130. Champaign--Urbana, IL 67.44%
131. Vineland--Millville--Bridgeton, NJ 67.40%
132. Philadelphia, PA--NJ 67.29%
133. Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 67.23%
134. Sherman--Denison, TX 66.82%
135. Amarillo, TX 66.68%
136. Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC 66.57%
137. Springfield, MA 66.34%
138. Pueblo, CO 66.29%
139. Sumter, SC 66.26%
140. Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC 66.00%
141. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 65.90%
142. Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL 65.90%
143. San Antonio, TX 65.89%
144. Redding, CA 65.70%
145. Lafayette, IN 65.68%
146. Knoxville, TN 65.66%
147. Madison, WI 65.61%
148. South Bend, IN 65.33%
149. Galveston--Texas City, TX 65.26%
150. Newburgh, NY--PA 65.00%
151. Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA 65.00%
152. Enid, OK 64.80%
153. Chico--Paradise, CA 64.80%
154. Dothan, AL 64.68%
155. Laredo, TX 64.57%
156. Elkhart--Goshen, IN 64.47%
157. Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV 63.85%
158. Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA 63.79%
159. Baltimore, MD 63.47%
160. Providence--Warwick--Pawtucket, RI 63.32%
161. Sioux Falls, SD 63.28%
162. Chicago, IL 63.21%
163. Richmond--Petersburg, VA 63.16%
164. Savannah, GA 63.13%
165. Wichita, KS 62.83%
166. Modesto, CA 62.66%
167. Bloomington, IN 62.65%
168. Portland, ME 62.63%
169. Boston--Worcester--Lawrence--Lowell--Brockton, MA--NH 62.61%
170. Iowa City, IA 62.55%
171. Cumberland, MD--WV 62.50%
172. Columbia, MO 62.49%
173. Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT 62.36%
174. San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA 62.25%
175. Springfield, MO 62.21%
176. Oklahoma City, OK 62.02%
177. Columbia, SC 61.83%
178. Athens, GA 61.67%
179. Fresno, CA 61.42%
180. Asheville, NC 61.41%
181. Provo--Orem, UT 61.36%
182. Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX 61.30%
183. Gary, IN 60.91%
184. Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA 60.83%
185. Stockton--Lodi, CA 60.80%
186. Rochester, MN 60.73%
187. Pocatello, ID 60.69%
188. Sioux City, IA--NE 60.52%
189. Tulsa, OK 60.46%
190. Monmouth--Ocean, NJ 60.43%
191. Joplin, MO 60.20%
192. Wichita Falls, TX 60.17%
193. Santa Rosa, CA 60.06%
194. Bakersfield, CA 60.02%
195. Nashville, TN 59.50%
196. Grand Forks, ND--MN 59.34%
197. Hartford, CT 59.08%
198. Omaha, NE--IA 58.90%
199. Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 58.79%
200. Huntsville, AL 58.68%
201. Austin--San Marcos, TX 58.60%
202. Sacramento, CA 58.51%
203. Memphis, TN--AR--MS 58.47%
204. McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 58.12%
205. Billings, MT 58.04%
206. Fort Smith, AR--OK 57.97%
207. Auburn--Opelika, AL 57.96%
208. Merced, CA 57.92%
209. Benton Harbor, MI 57.80%
210. Chattanooga, TN--GA 57.58%
211. Rapid City, SD 57.43%
212. Yolo, CA 57.19%
213. Yuba City, CA 57.11%
214. Burlington, VT 56.92%
215. Santa Cruz--Watsonville, CA 56.82%
216. Trenton, NJ 56.82%
217. Charleston--North Charleston, SC 56.67%
218. Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 56.47%
219. Great Falls, MT 56.26%
220. Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC 56.24%
221. Tallahassee, FL 55.96%
222. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 55.92%
223. Wilmington, NC 55.86%
224. Newark, NJ 55.85%
225. Honolulu, HI 55.80%
226. Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR 55.75%
227. Houston, TX 55.71%
228. Yakima, WA 55.49%
229. Kenosha, WI 55.24%
230. Dallas, TX 54.98%
231. New Haven--Bridgeport--Stamford--Waterbury--Danbury, CT 54.80%
232. Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS 54.77%
233. Vallejo--Fairfield--Napa, CA 54.07%
234. Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC 53.91%
235. Atlantic--Cape May, NJ 53.79%
236. New London--Norwich, CT 53.78%
237. El Paso, TX 53.72%
238. Kansas City, MO--KS 53.71%
239. Charlottesville, VA 53.69%
240. Lawrence, KS 53.01%
241. Ventura, CA 52.84%
242. Spokane, WA 52.59%
243. Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC 52.33%
244. Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ 52.24%
245. Greeley, CO 52.05%
246. New York, NY 51.70%
247. Bellingham, WA 51.69%
248. Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA 51.16%
249. Oakland, CA 51.08%
250. Columbus, GA--AL 51.03%
251. Albuquerque, NM 50.14%
252. Flagstaff, AZ--UT 50.00%
253. Missoula, MT 49.79%
254. Salinas, CA 49.59%
255. Dover, DE 49.27%
256. Grand Junction, CO 49.09%
257. Tacoma, WA 48.74%
258. Wilmington--Newark, DE--MD 48.48%
259. Salem, OR 48.15%
260. Bergen--Passaic, NJ 48.07%
261. Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC 48.07%
262. Gainesville, FL 48.06%
263. Atlanta, GA 47.98%
264. Olympia, WA 47.61%
265. Casper, WY 47.24%
266. Santa Fe, NM 46.81%
267. Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA 46.71%
268. Orange County, CA 46.48%
269. Jacksonville, FL 46.13%
270. Killeen--Temple, TX 45.89%
271. Myrtle Beach, SC 45.36%
272. Los Angeles--Long Beach, CA 45.20%
273. Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR 45.18%
274. Seattle--Bellevue--Everett, WA 45.14%
275. Boise City, ID 45.12%
276. Eugene--Springfield, OR 45.10%
277. Fayetteville, NC 44.95%
278. San Diego, CA 43.93%
279. San Jose, CA 43.81%
280. Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL 43.30%
281. Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 43.29%
282. Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY 42.92%
283. Lawton, OK 42.69%
284. Corvallis, OR 42.44%
285. Pensacola, FL 42.15%
286. San Francisco, CA 41.65%
287. Bremerton, WA 41.38%
288. Panama City, FL 41.21%
289. Denver, CO 41.17%
290. Jersey City, NJ 40.70%
291. Las Cruces, NM 40.13%
292. Fort Collins--Loveland, CO 38.14%
293. Medford--Ashland, OR 37.21%
294. Jacksonville, NC 36.48%
295. Tucson, AZ 36.15%
296. Cheyenne, WY 35.43%
297. Ocala, FL 34.97%
298. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 32.72%
299. Anchorage, AK 32.09%
300. Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 31.72%
301. Orlando, FL 31.26%
302. Yuma, AZ 30.93%
303. Boulder--Longmont, CO 30.76%
304. Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV 30.51%
305. Miami, FL 29.56%
306. Colorado Springs, CO 29.29%
307. Fort Walton Beach, FL 28.50%
308. Daytona Beach, FL 28.38%
309. Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL 28.08%
310. Fort Lauderdale, FL 27.93%
311. Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL 27.88%
312. Reno, NV 26.61%
313. West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL 25.78%
314. Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 23.26%
315. Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 22.66%
316. Naples, FL 19.40%
317. Las Vegas, NV--AZ 18.89%
318. Punta Gorda, FL 15.97%

In terms of major cities with the highest percentages - Las Vegas & Miami are the obvious highest picks. So those are my 'opinionated picks' ;)

Provided by Dan @ http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14597 (and please, if you are going to visit this site - this isn't the place for "which city has the sexiest people - Houston or Salt Lake City?")

For transients, its LA. I guarantee it.

Well, I'm not sure about the other cities and the statistics for them, but I do know that in the last census, more people from somewhere outside of Georgia now live in Atlanta than those who are from Georgia, if that says anything.

I say Las Vegas, Atlanta, various parts of Florida, and Phoenix. If you mean transpalnts (and not immigrants), but domestic migrants, the largest cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago actually have had a net domestic migration loss (big losses).
http://www.brookings.edu/es/urban/publications/200310_Frey.htm

Between 1995-2000 metros that had a net domestic population loss
NYC -895,000
Los Angeles area-550,000
Chicagoland- 318,000
DC/Baltimore area- 60,000
The Bay Area- 200,000

Of course, all 5 of these metros gained substantial population by natural increases in birth rates, and the big one, international migration.

What is interesting, from 1990 to 2000, 2,000,000 people left California than came in from other states. The major drive in California's ever increasing population today is international migration, unlike decades past when midwest, and east coast transplants were flocking there. Seems like the prime destination for domestic migrants today is the south and southwest....

http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/CC_800HJCC.pdf
http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/censr-9.pdf

I find that stat VERY interesting....

Houston actually has a lot.

definitely

LA
Atlanta
Dallas
Vegas

definitely

LA
Atlanta
Dallas
Vegas

Hey, idiot, did you see the list posted from the US Census??

^ Particularly considering that besides Las Vegas, Miami / W Palm Beach, Washington, Orlando, Tampa, Phoenix, Denver, San Francisco / San Jose & Portland OR all have higher rates.

But you were at least nice about it ;)

NY and LA most definitely but I also voted for Miami and SF after factoring in immigration. Most of you probably did the same but maybe some weren't thinking that deeply.

I love how everyone chimes with with "LA and NY most definetely" when stats show that as big metros go its Las Vegas and Miami most definitly.

It just depends on what the OP is talkign about,,,,,,,,,,,, if they are talkign about %'s then it is LV and Phoenix. But if it is actual numbers then it is NYC and LA

Seriously, besides Dampyre - I'm the nicest guy you would ever want to know. Anyways, you all don't deserve it - but here are metro areas (based on pre 2000 standards) sorted by total number of inhabitants born out of state.

NAME POP
Orange County CA 9862340
Riverside-San Bernardino CA 9175774
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA 8488467
New York NY 6827207
Bakersfield CA 5522027
Ventura CA 5349425
Washington DC-MD-VA-WV 4579251
San Diego CA 4122155
Fort Lauderdale FL 3817804
Naples FL 3775662
Chicago IL 3453521
Oakland CA 3278148
San Francisco CA 3248316
Boston MA-NH 3179168
Phoenix-Mesa AZ 3047145
Las Vegas NV-AZ 3034298
Philadelphia PA-NJ 3011995
Miami FL 2961972
Yuma AZ 2928456
Newark NJ 2906516
Tucson AZ 2840529
San Jose CA 2697529
Gary IN 2646646
Dallas TX 2595458
Atlanta GA 2529047
Orlando FL 2410804
Houston TX 2309596
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL 2264386
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 2199013
Bergen-Passaic NJ 2085484
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 1943995
Baltimore MD 1922149
Fort Worth-Arlington TX 1911588
New Haven-Meriden CT 1898570
Denver CO 1884921
Lakeland-Winter Haven FL 1856727
Stockton-Lodi CA 1843304
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon NJ 1830036
Sacramento CA 1827870
Ann Arbor MI 1772032
Modesto CA 1657064
Tacoma WA 1650713
Detroit MI 1623860
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA 1549914
Hartford CT 1525647
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay FL 1510876
Daytona Beach FL 1430284
Merced CA 1426145
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA 1401702
Sarasota-Bradenton FL 1372685
Brazoria TX 1367048
Trenton NJ 1363708
Galveston-Texas City TX 1359731
Jersey City NJ 1356029
Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA 1339349
Wilmington-Newark DE-MD 1272054
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI 1209935
Providence-Fall River-Warwick RI-MA 1198994
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie FL 1186948
Nassau-Suffolk NY 1146157
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC 1066589
Monmouth-Ocean NJ 1049612
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 1034757
Kansas City MO-KS 1028140
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 1015154
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc CA 1005705
Salinas CA 950618
Springfield MA 923943
Ocala FL 914579
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 911384
Yuba City CA 908662
Punta Gorda FL 902860
Boulder-Longmont CO 888422
St. Louis MO-IL 887630
Yolo CA 884686
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA 878031
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News 875302
Fresno CA 844559
New London-Norwich CT-RI 835034
Akron OH 809299
Atlantic-Cape May NJ 780002
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville CA 774780
Newburgh NY-PA 742580
Austin-San Marcos TX 735957
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT 726192
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point 721899
Jacksonville FL 713118
Nashville TN 706567
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles 693264
Columbus OH 686278
Indianapolis IN 684363
York PA 683897
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 680764
Colorado Springs CO 655266
Hamilton-Middletown OH 646334
Reno NV 645127
San Antonio TX 642437
Dutchess County NY 617136
Kenosha WI 598797
Memphis TN-AR-MS 592313
Milwaukee-Waukesha WI 587821
Greeley CO 585660
Bremerton WA 575566
Rochester NY 574670
Albuquerque NM 574222
Olympia WA 572928
Las Cruces NM 571978
Yakima WA 565848
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC 563859
Oklahoma City OK 552318
Salem OR 551884
Pittsburgh PA 549882
Provo-Orem UT 536025
Reading PA 532572
Fort Collins-Loveland CO 513600
Tulsa OK 512162
Dayton-Springfield OH 506148
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle PA 496878
Lancaster PA 488269
Killeen-Temple TX 485056
Richmond-Petersburg VA 478917
Youngstown-Warren OH 473516
Santa Fe NM 472218
Pittsfield MA 471220
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula MS 468492
Flint MI 467395
Racine WI 466203
Omaha NE-IA 462094
Eugene-Springfield OR 454682
Augusta-Aiken GA-SC 446619
Dover DE 442678
Pensacola FL 440150
Chattanooga TN-GA 437565
New Orleans LA 432362
Louisville KY-IN 428257
El Paso TX 425935
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX 413452
Lawrence KS 399280
Fayetteville NC 395718
Birmingham AL 392618
Columbia SC 390422
Santa Rosa CA 388928
Honolulu HI 387261
Sherman-Denison TX 385585
Knoxville TN 381158
Rockford IL 376606
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco WA 376414
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland MI 374633
Cheyenne WY 369619
Flagstaff AZ-UT 368501
Gainesville FL 359264
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito TX 357887
Jamestown NY 356685
Charleston-North Charleston SC 348303
Canton-Massillon OH 340709
Mobile AL 339928
Huntsville AL 335531
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek MI 335077
Little Rock-North Little Rock AR 318568
Janesville-Beloit WI 316934
Spokane WA 315770
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol TN- 311810
Madison WI 310588
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY 308108
Boise City ID 299843
Medford-Ashland OR 292315
South Bend IN 291722
Columbus GA-AL 289768
Fort Walton Beach FL 289513
Steubenville-Weirton OH-WV 285456
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR 283740
Benton Harbor MI 280835
Syracuse NY 275937
Wichita KS 274461
Texarkana TX-Texarkana AR 273243
Hagerstown MD 273166
Toledo OH 272412
Clarksville-Hopkinsville TN-KY 272354
Elkhart-Goshen IN 270597
Fort Wayne IN 270482
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY 269812
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton NJ 267409
Kankakee IL 262796
Fort Smith AR-OK 261833
Lansing-East Lansing MI 260666
Anchorage AK 257674
Pueblo CO 257142
Jackson MI 251797
Asheville NC 245291
Myrtle Beach SC 243792
Barnstable-Yarmouth MA 243268
Portland ME 241647
Tuscaloosa AL 234445
Wilmington NC 231926
Longview-Marshall TX 231863
Lexington KY 229720
Sumter SC 226308
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir NC 225752
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL 223895
Beaumont-Port Arthur TX 218931
Lafayette IN 216798
Tallahassee FL 216085
Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH 214322
Decatur AL 209202
Springfield MO 205411
Charlottesville VA 201900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton PA 200613
Burlington VT 198759
Baton Rouge LA 198514
Jacksonville NC 197018
Binghamton NY 194055
Shreveport-Bossier City LA 190992
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah WI 190374
Sharon PA 189649
Des Moines IA 189277
Wheeling WV-OH 188893
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland MI 187343
Savannah GA 176576
Cumberland MD-WV 175185
Peoria-Pekin IL 173303
Macon GA 166548
Panama City FL 166342
Chico-Paradise CA 163483
Athens GA 161847
Tyler TX 161748
Montgomery AL 161097
Goldsboro NC 159522
Evansville-Henderson IN-KY 155303
Waco TX 154155
Iowa City IA 153766
Bloomington-Normal IL 153080
Kokomo IN 153033
Roanoke VA 152525
Champaign-Urbana IL 151443
Bellingham WA 149419
Lawton OK 148964
Lynchburg VA 148225
State College PA 146610
Lewiston-Auburn ME 143611
Greenville NC 143591
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN 140289
Jackson MS 139110
Glens Falls NY 134914
Corpus Christi TX 134296
Utica-Rome NY 133203
Green Bay WI 132490
Grand Junction CO 131640
Joplin MO 129143
Bloomington IN 128465
Columbia MO 127441
Rochester MN 124760
Erie PA 124277
Dothan AL 123806
Johnstown PA 123231
Charleston WV 118916
Lincoln NE 118758
Rocky Mount NC 118154
Redding CA 116867
Pine Bluff AR 116242
Elmira NY 114437
Duluth-Superior MN-WI 114429
Florence SC 111008
La Crosse WI-MN 110631
Mansfield OH 110614
Muncie IN 109323
Terre Haute IN 106111
Sheboygan WI 105587
Cedar Rapids IA 105398
Sioux Falls SD 104286
Topeka KS 103845
Springfield IL 103100
Parkersburg-Marietta WV-OH 102255
Anniston AL 102114
Laredo TX 101939
Bangor ME 101430
Lafayette LA 101041
Danville VA 95921
Decatur IL 94719
Amarillo TX 94589
Houma LA 92308
Gadsden AL 89884
Florence AL 89526
Eau Claire WI 88897
Jackson TN 88554
Sioux City IA-NE 88048
Wichita Falls TX 85471
St. Cloud MN 84356
Odessa-Midland TX 82559
Bryan-College Station TX 81315
Hattiesburg MS 80904
Wausau WI 80506
Jonesboro AR 80192
Lima OH 77783
Lake Charles LA 76976
Casper WY 76767
Lubbock TX 76079
Billings MT 73732
Rapid City SD 70772
Grand Forks ND-MN 70578
Williamsport PA 68720
Alexandria LA 68537
Great Falls MT 66751
St. Joseph MO 63307
Abilene TX 62969
Altoona PA 61435
Albany GA 60577
Monroe LA 58976
Pocatello ID 58005
Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA 55034
Owensboro KY 51832
Dubuque IA 48680
Auburn-Opelika AL 48339
Missoula MT 48093
Enid OK 47826
Corvallis OR 45016
San Angelo TX 38235
Bismarck ND 31682
Victoria TX 29947

The Top 3 are all in the LA Metro.

The Top 3 are all in the LA Metro.

The Top 4 of 6 are all in the LA Metro.

Actually might be 5 out of 6, isnt bakersfield included in the LA numbers sometimes?

Actually might be 5 out of 6, isnt bakersfield included in the LA numbers sometimes?

Nope, I certainly doubt that. If so - that is some horrifc sprawl going on if that many are commuting from Bakersfield.

I suppose San Francisco would be the number two most out of towners - if you include Oakland & San Jose to the mix.

But none of this is a big surprise. THough it was a pain to get those numbers out - I am still more interested in ratio growth.

yeah Bakerfield is often plopped in the LA metro stuff. A metrolink train goes there too.

LA, NY, DC, and Las Vegas (which I forgot to click on for my vote).

Thank You TheBrad for backing up the NY and LA notion.

Some people here take this all too seriously. I'm allowed to say which cities I believe have the highest number of transplants, right? I mean the topic is highest number, not percentage, correct? Then someone can come along and post actual numbers to verify or nullify my opinion. Isn't that what this is about?

It it just me that i think this is fishy? Naples FL 3775662

^ Oops - no idea where I pulled that number from. Oh yeah, I forgot - I got it out of my ass.

Enjoy...

Las Vegas definitely