Where people in Columbus are moving to most

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July 18, 2022
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Where people in Columbus are moving to most

compiled a list of where people in Columbus, OH 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 Columbus between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#50. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Hilton Head Island in 2015-2019: 221
- Migration from Hilton Head Island to Columbus: 40 (#58 most common destination from Hilton Head Island)
- Net migration: 181 to Hilton Head Island

#49. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

- Migration to Buffalo in 2015-2019: 246
- Migration from Buffalo to Columbus: 168 (#42 most common destination from Buffalo)
- Net migration: 78 to Buffalo

#48. Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

- Migration to Charleston in 2015-2019: 254
- Migration from Charleston to Columbus: 101 (#60 most common destination from Charleston)
- Net migration: 153 to Charleston

#47. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 259
- Migration from Baltimore to Columbus: 294 (#66 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 35 to Columbus

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

- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 290
- Migration from St. Louis to Columbus: 342 (#52 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 52 to Columbus

#45. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 293
- Migration from Jacksonville to Columbus: 113 (#93 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 180 to Jacksonville

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

- Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 303
- Migration from Nashville to Columbus: 431 (#32 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 128 to Columbus

#43. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 307
- Migration from Austin to Columbus: 147 (#88 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 160 to Austin

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

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 312
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Columbus: 138 (#106 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 174 to Virginia Beach

#41. Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Lexington in 2015-2019: 312
- Migration from Lexington to Columbus: 273 (#12 most common destination from Lexington)
- Net migration: 39 to Lexington

#40. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 316
- Migration from Portland to Columbus: 42 (#170 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 274 to Portland

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

- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 326
- Migration from Minneapolis to Columbus: 494 (#46 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 168 to Columbus

#38. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area

- Migration to Huntington in 2015-2019: 332
- Migration from Huntington to Columbus: 775 (#2 most common destination from Huntington)
- Net migration: 443 to Columbus

#37. Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Ann Arbor in 2015-2019: 345
- Migration from Ann Arbor to Columbus: 241 (#17 most common destination from Ann Arbor)
- Net migration: 104 to Ann Arbor

#36. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 347
- Migration from Boston to Columbus: 630 (#41 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 283 to Columbus

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

- Migration to North Port in 2015-2019: 355
- Migration from North Port to Columbus: 152 (#41 most common destination from North Port)
- Net migration: 203 to North Port

#34. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 362
- Migration from San Diego to Columbus: 187 (#112 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 175 to San Diego

#33. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area

- Migration to Youngstown in 2015-2019: 367
- Migration from Youngstown to Columbus: 1,582 (#4 most common destination from Youngstown)
- Net migration: 1,215 to Columbus

#32. Lima, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Lima in 2015-2019: 408
- Migration from Lima to Columbus: 597 (#1 most common destination from Lima)
- Net migration: 189 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 430
- Migration from Philadelphia to Columbus: 858 (#41 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 428 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 444
- Migration from Miami to Columbus: 552 (#57 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 108 to Columbus

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

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 454
- Migration from San Francisco to Columbus: 271 (#75 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 183 to San Francisco

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

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 458
- Migration from Denver to Columbus: 510 (#43 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 52 to Columbus

#27. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Lakeland in 2015-2019: 472
- Migration from Lakeland to Columbus: 0
- Net migration: 472 to Lakeland

#26. Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Canton in 2015-2019: 510
- Migration from Canton to Columbus: 813 (#3 most common destination from Canton)
- Net migration: 303 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 568
- Migration from Seattle to Columbus: 665 (#45 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 97 to Columbus

#24. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Cape Coral in 2015-2019: 574
- Migration from Cape Coral to Columbus: 217 (#23 most common destination from Cape Coral)
- Net migration: 357 to Cape Coral

#23. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 603
- Migration from Indianapolis to Columbus: 625 (#22 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 22 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 620
- Migration from Orlando to Columbus: 260 (#69 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 360 to Orlando

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

- Migration to Detroit in 2015-2019: 641
- Migration from Detroit to Columbus: 908 (#21 most common destination from Detroit)
- Net migration: 267 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 650
- Migration from Charlotte to Columbus: 562 (#32 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 88 to Charlotte

#19. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 655
- Migration from Kansas City to Columbus: 400 (#35 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 255 to Kansas City

#18. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 658
- Migration from San Jose to Columbus: 88 (#94 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 570 to San Jose

#17. Mansfield, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Mansfield in 2015-2019: 681
- Migration from Mansfield to Columbus: 700 (#1 most common destination from Mansfield)
- Net migration: 19 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 825
- Migration from Phoenix to Columbus: 438 (#58 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 387 to Phoenix

#15. Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

- Migration to Pittsburgh in 2015-2019: 881
- Migration from Pittsburgh to Columbus: 1,025 (#13 most common destination from Pittsburgh)
- Net migration: 144 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 907
- Migration from Houston to Columbus: 459 (#67 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 448 to Houston

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

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 942
- Migration from Los Angeles to Columbus: 889 (#61 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 53 to Los Angeles

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

- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 1,117
- Migration from Tampa to Columbus: 538 (#46 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 579 to Tampa

#11. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 1,125
- Migration from Dallas to Columbus: 739 (#56 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 386 to Dallas

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

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 1,146
- Migration from New York to Columbus: 2,516 (#44 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 1,370 to Columbus

#9. Springfield, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Springfield in 2015-2019: 1,164
- Migration from Springfield to Columbus: 791 (#2 most common destination from Springfield)
- Net migration: 373 to Springfield

#8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 1,165
- Migration from Atlanta to Columbus: 547 (#77 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 618 to Atlanta

#7. Akron, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Akron in 2015-2019: 1,306
- Migration from Akron to Columbus: 1,961 (#3 most common destination from Akron)
- Net migration: 655 to Columbus

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

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 1,346
- Migration from Washington to Columbus: 1,297 (#43 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 49 to Washington

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

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 1,599
- Migration from Chicago to Columbus: 1,883 (#40 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 284 to Columbus

#4. Toledo, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Toledo in 2015-2019: 1,675
- Migration from Toledo to Columbus: 2,671 (#1 most common destination from Toledo)
- Net migration: 996 to Columbus

#3. Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Cleveland in 2015-2019: 2,864
- Migration from Cleveland to Columbus: 5,917 (#2 most common destination from Cleveland)
- Net migration: 3,053 to Columbus

#2. Dayton-Kettering, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Dayton in 2015-2019: 3,328
- Migration from Dayton to Columbus: 3,536 (#2 most common destination from Dayton)
- Net migration: 208 to Columbus

#1. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area

- Migration to Cincinnati in 2015-2019: 6,286
- Migration from Cincinnati to Columbus: 5,831 (#1 most common destination from Cincinnati)
- Net migration: 455 to Cincinnati

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