Where people in Atlanta are moving to most

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Where people in Atlanta are moving to most

compiled a list of where people in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the . Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from Atlanta between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Tallahassee, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Tallahassee in 2015-2019: 888
- Migration from Tallahassee to Atlanta: 956 (#6 most common destination from Tallahassee)
- Net migration: 68 to Atlanta

#49. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Pittsburgh in 2015-2019: 901
- Migration from Pittsburgh to Atlanta: 767 (#20 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Net migration: 134 to Pittsburgh

#48. Huntsville, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Huntsville in 2015-2019: 906
- Migration from Huntsville to Atlanta: 708 (#4 most common destination from Huntsville)
- Net migration: 198 to Huntsville

#47. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 910
- Migration from San Antonio to Atlanta: 827 (#16 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 83 to San Antonio

#46. Knoxville, TN Metro Area

- Migration to Knoxville in 2015-2019: 915
- Migration from Knoxville to Atlanta: 1,270 (#2 most common destination from Knoxville)
- Net migration: 355 to Atlanta
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#45. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 963
- Migration from Indianapolis to Atlanta: 655 (#21 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 308 to Indianapolis

#44. Columbia, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Columbia in 2015-2019: 987
- Migration from Columbia to Atlanta: 1,222 (#6 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 235 to Atlanta

#43. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Riverside in 2015-2019: 1,000
- Migration from Riverside to Atlanta: 752 (#29 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 248 to Riverside

#42. Montgomery, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Montgomery in 2015-2019: 1,043
- Migration from Montgomery to Atlanta: 443 (#7 most common destination from Montgomery)
- Net migration: 600 to Montgomery

#41. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2015-2019: 1,149
- Migration from New Orleans to Atlanta: 915 (#9 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 234 to New Orleans
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#40. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 1,151
- Migration from Baltimore to Atlanta: 1,520 (#9 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 369 to Atlanta

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

- Migration to North Port in 2015-2019: 1,185
- Migration from North Port to Atlanta: 529 (#13 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 656 to North Port

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

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 1,200
- Migration from Minneapolis to Atlanta: 1,428 (#14 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 228 to Atlanta

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

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 1,217
- Migration from Philadelphia to Atlanta: 3,301 (#13 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 2,084 to Atlanta

#36. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charleston in 2015-2019: 1,229
- Migration from Charleston to Atlanta: 1,868 (#4 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 639 to Atlanta
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#35. Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Auburn in 2015-2019: 1,253
- Migration from Auburn to Atlanta: 910 (#3 most common destination from Auburn)
- Net migration: 343 to Auburn

#34. Greenville-Anderson, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Greenville in 2015-2019: 1,320
- Migration from Greenville to Atlanta: 1,117 (#7 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 203 to Greenville

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

- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 1,352
- Migration from St. Louis to Atlanta: 1,987 (#6 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 635 to Atlanta

#32. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 1,399
- Migration from San Francisco to Atlanta: 1,242 (#30 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 157 to San Francisco

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

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 1,502
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Atlanta: 1,622 (#6 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 120 to Atlanta
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#30. Rome, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Rome in 2015-2019: 1,528
- Migration from Rome to Atlanta: 1,674 (#1 most common destination from Rome)
- Net migration: 146 to Atlanta

#29. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 1,574
- Migration from Raleigh to Atlanta: 1,257 (#9 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 317 to Raleigh

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

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 1,624
- Migration from Denver to Atlanta: 696 (#32 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 928 to Denver

#27. Warner Robins, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Warner Robins in 2015-2019: 1,667
- Migration from Warner Robins to Atlanta: 1,645 (#2 most common destination from Warner Robins)
- Net migration: 22 to Warner Robins

#26. Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

- Migration to Chattanooga in 2015-2019: 1,716
- Migration from Chattanooga to Atlanta: 2,050 (#1 most common destination from Chattanooga)
- Net migration: 334 to Atlanta
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#25. Brunswick, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Brunswick in 2015-2019: 1,730
- Migration from Brunswick to Atlanta: 1,220 (#1 most common destination from Brunswick)
- Net migration: 510 to Brunswick

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

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 1,732
- Migration from Seattle to Atlanta: 696 (#42 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 1,036 to Seattle

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

- Migration to Detroit in 2015-2019: 1,777
- Migration from Detroit to Atlanta: 1,756 (#10 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 21 to Detroit

#22. Albany, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Albany in 2015-2019: 1,799
- Migration from Albany to Atlanta: 1,577 (#1 most common destination from Albany)
- Net migration: 222 to Albany

#21. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 1,835
- Migration from Phoenix to Atlanta: 1,099 (#28 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 736 to Phoenix
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#20. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 1,960
- Migration from Boston to Atlanta: 1,502 (#22 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 458 to Boston

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

- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 2,319
- Migration from Houston to Atlanta: 2,796 (#8 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 477 to Atlanta

#18. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 2,783
- Migration from Jacksonville to Atlanta: 2,000 (#5 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 783 to Jacksonville

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

- Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 2,925
- Migration from Nashville to Atlanta: 2,218 (#5 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 707 to Nashville

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

- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 2,964
- Migration from Tampa to Atlanta: 2,960 (#7 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 4 to Tampa
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#15. Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Birmingham in 2015-2019: 2,979
- Migration from Birmingham to Atlanta: 2,367 (#3 most common destination from Birmingham)
- Net migration: 612 to Birmingham

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

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 3,002
- Migration from Los Angeles to Atlanta: 3,537 (#20 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 535 to Atlanta

#13. Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Macon in 2015-2019: 3,036
- Migration from Macon to Atlanta: 2,749 (#1 most common destination from Macon)
- Net migration: 287 to Macon

#12. Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

- Migration to Columbus in 2015-2019: 3,097
- Migration from Columbus to Atlanta: 2,256 (#1 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 841 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 3,192
- Migration from Chicago to Atlanta: 6,689 (#6 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 3,497 to Atlanta
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#10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 3,327
- Migration from Dallas to Atlanta: 3,271 (#9 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 56 to Dallas

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

- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 3,374
- Migration from Orlando to Atlanta: 3,452 (#7 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 78 to Atlanta

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

- Migration to Augusta in 2015-2019: 3,649
- Migration from Augusta to Atlanta: 2,564 (#1 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 1,085 to Augusta

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

- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 3,667
- Migration from Charlotte to Atlanta: 2,580 (#7 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 1,087 to Charlotte

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

- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 3,819
- Migration from Miami to Atlanta: 7,704 (#5 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 3,885 to Atlanta
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#5. Savannah, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Savannah in 2015-2019: 4,103
- Migration from Savannah to Atlanta: 3,348 (#1 most common destination from Savannah)
- Net migration: 755 to Savannah

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

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 4,153
- Migration from Washington to Atlanta: 4,116 (#10 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 37 to Washington

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

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 4,596
- Migration from New York to Atlanta: 12,926 (#9 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 8,330 to Atlanta

#2. Gainesville, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Gainesville in 2015-2019: 5,093
- Migration from Gainesville to Atlanta: 3,521 (#1 most common destination from Gainesville)
- Net migration: 1,572 to Gainesville

#1. Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Athens in 2015-2019: 11,092
- Migration from Athens to Atlanta: 4,720 (#1 most common destination from Athens)
- Net migration: 6,372 to Athens
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