Metros sending the most people to Austin

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June 23, 2022
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Metros sending the most people to Austin

compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area using data from the . Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Austin from the metro between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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

- Migration to Austin from Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 464 (#34 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Migration from Austin to Indianapolis: 289 (#53 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 175 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from St. Louis in 2015-2019: 488 (#32 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Migration from Austin to St. Louis: 210 (#67 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 278 to Austin

#48. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Kansas City in 2015-2019: 496 (#31 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Migration from Austin to Kansas City: 315 (#48 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 181 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Orlando in 2015-2019: 507 (#37 most common destination from Orlando)
- Migration from Austin to Orlando: 625 (#26 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 118 to Orlando

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

- Migration to Austin from Detroit in 2015-2019: 514 (#39 most common destination from Detroit)
- Migration from Austin to Detroit: 222 (#64 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 292 to Austin

#45. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Little Rock in 2015-2019: 514 (#8 most common destination from Little Rock)
- Migration from Austin to Little Rock: 263 (#57 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 251 to Austin

#44. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Milwaukee in 2015-2019: 534 (#17 most common destination from Milwaukee)
- Migration from Austin to Milwaukee: 110 (#101 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 424 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 540 (#60 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Migration from Austin to Philadelphia: 794 (#21 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 254 to Philadelphia

#42. Tyler, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Tyler in 2015-2019: 543 (#4 most common destination from Tyler)
- Migration from Austin to Tyler: 371 (#42 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 172 to Austin

#41. Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Salt Lake City in 2015-2019: 547 (#15 most common destination from Salt Lake City)
- Migration from Austin to Salt Lake City: 294 (#51 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 253 to Austin

#40. Madison, WI Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Madison in 2015-2019: 560 (#9 most common destination from Madison)
- Migration from Austin to Madison: 107 (#104 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 453 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Nashville in 2015-2019: 560 (#21 most common destination from Nashville)
- Migration from Austin to Nashville: 600 (#27 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 40 to Nashville

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

- Migration to Austin from Portland in 2015-2019: 598 (#26 most common destination from Portland)
- Migration from Austin to Portland: 858 (#20 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 260 to Portland

#37. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Urban Honolulu in 2015-2019: 613 (#19 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Migration from Austin to Urban Honolulu: 43 (#169 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 570 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Baltimore in 2015-2019: 639 (#36 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Migration from Austin to Baltimore: 537 (#32 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 102 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Tampa in 2015-2019: 662 (#35 most common destination from Tampa)
- Migration from Austin to Tampa: 494 (#35 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 168 to Austin

#34. Laredo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Laredo in 2015-2019: 675 (#3 most common destination from Laredo)
- Migration from Austin to Laredo: 224 (#63 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 451 to Austin

#33. Victoria, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Victoria in 2015-2019: 694 (#2 most common destination from Victoria)
- Migration from Austin to Victoria: 316 (#47 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 378 to Austin

#32. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 708 (#15 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Migration from Austin to Colorado Springs: 411 (#41 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 297 to Austin

#31. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Albuquerque in 2015-2019: 719 (#8 most common destination from Albuquerque)
- Migration from Austin to Albuquerque: 138 (#90 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 581 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 749 (#27 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Migration from Austin to Minneapolis: 315 (#48 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 434 to Austin

#29. San Angelo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from San Angelo in 2015-2019: 771 (#1 most common destination from San Angelo)
- Migration from Austin to San Angelo: 563 (#30 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 208 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Atlanta in 2015-2019: 776 (#56 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Migration from Austin to Atlanta: 899 (#17 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 123 to Atlanta

#27. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Beaumont in 2015-2019: 797 (#4 most common destination from Beaumont)
- Migration from Austin to Beaumont: 628 (#25 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 169 to Austin

#26. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Brownsville in 2015-2019: 838 (#6 most common destination from Brownsville)
- Migration from Austin to Brownsville: 659 (#23 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 179 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Riverside in 2015-2019: 896 (#23 most common destination from Riverside)
- Migration from Austin to Riverside: 109 (#102 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 787 to Austin

#24. Tucson, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Tucson in 2015-2019: 943 (#4 most common destination from Tucson)
- Migration from Austin to Tucson: 195 (#70 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 748 to Austin

#23. Lubbock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Lubbock in 2015-2019: 967 (#3 most common destination from Lubbock)
- Migration from Austin to Lubbock: 876 (#19 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 91 to Austin

#22. Waco, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Waco in 2015-2019: 1,026 (#4 most common destination from Waco)
- Migration from Austin to Waco: 1,430 (#9 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 404 to Waco

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

- Migration to Austin from Boston in 2015-2019: 1,053 (#30 most common destination from Boston)
- Migration from Austin to Boston: 510 (#34 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 543 to Austin

#20. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from McAllen in 2015-2019: 1,071 (#5 most common destination from McAllen)
- Migration from Austin to McAllen: 1,038 (#15 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 33 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Miami in 2015-2019: 1,106 (#33 most common destination from Miami)
- Migration from Austin to Miami: 549 (#31 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 557 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from San Diego in 2015-2019: 1,128 (#29 most common destination from San Diego)
- Migration from Austin to San Diego: 346 (#45 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 782 to Austin

#17. Abilene, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Abilene in 2015-2019: 1,169 (#2 most common destination from Abilene)
- Migration from Austin to Abilene: 289 (#53 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 880 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Denver in 2015-2019: 1,225 (#19 most common destination from Denver)
- Migration from Austin to Denver: 1,428 (#10 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 203 to Denver

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

- Migration to Austin from San Jose in 2015-2019: 1,240 (#18 most common destination from San Jose)
- Migration from Austin to San Jose: 883 (#18 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 357 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Phoenix in 2015-2019: 1,325 (#23 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Migration from Austin to Phoenix: 1,732 (#6 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 407 to Phoenix

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

- Migration to Austin from Seattle in 2015-2019: 1,366 (#25 most common destination from Seattle)
- Migration from Austin to Seattle: 1,293 (#11 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 73 to Austin

#12. El Paso, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from El Paso in 2015-2019: 1,426 (#5 most common destination from El Paso)
- Migration from Austin to El Paso: 594 (#28 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 832 to Austin

#11. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 1,600 (#3 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
- Migration from Austin to Corpus Christi: 1,180 (#13 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 420 to Austin

#10. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from College Station in 2015-2019: 1,646 (#3 most common destination from College Station)
- Migration from Austin to College Station: 2,332 (#5 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 686 to College Station

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

- Migration to Austin from San Francisco in 2015-2019: 1,850 (#26 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Migration from Austin to San Francisco: 930 (#16 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 920 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Washington in 2015-2019: 1,999 (#29 most common destination from Washington)
- Migration from Austin to Washington: 1,259 (#12 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 740 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Chicago in 2015-2019: 2,255 (#31 most common destination from Chicago)
- Migration from Austin to Chicago: 1,096 (#14 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 1,159 to Austin

#6. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin from Killeen in 2015-2019: 3,300 (#1 most common destination from Killeen)
- Migration from Austin to Killeen: 4,344 (#4 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 1,044 to Killeen

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

- Migration to Austin from New York in 2015-2019: 3,704 (#32 most common destination from New York)
- Migration from Austin to New York: 1,651 (#7 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 2,053 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 3,849 (#19 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Migration from Austin to Los Angeles: 1,473 (#8 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 2,376 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from San Antonio in 2015-2019: 10,212 (#1 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Migration from Austin to San Antonio: 7,726 (#3 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 2,486 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Dallas in 2015-2019: 11,373 (#2 most common destination from Dallas)
- Migration from Austin to Dallas: 8,854 (#2 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 2,519 to Austin

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

- Migration to Austin from Houston in 2015-2019: 14,365 (#2 most common destination from Houston)
- Migration from Austin to Houston: 9,546 (#1 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 4,819 to Austin

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