Where people in Houston are moving to most

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

compiled a list of where people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 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 Houston between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#50. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Pensacola in 2015-2019: 638
- Migration from Pensacola to Houston: 161 (#47 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 477 to Pensacola

#49. San Angelo, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Angelo in 2015-2019: 640
- Migration from San Angelo to Houston: 394 (#4 most common destination from San Angelo)
- Net migration: 246 to San Angelo

#48. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

- Migration to Grand Rapids in 2015-2019: 660
- Migration from Grand Rapids to Houston: 44 (#92 most common destination from Grand Rapids)
- Net migration: 616 to Grand Rapids

#47. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 702
- Migration from Las Vegas to Houston: 1,490 (#7 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 788 to Houston

#46. Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Birmingham in 2015-2019: 711
- Migration from Birmingham to Houston: 794 (#10 most common destination from Birmingham)
- Net migration: 83 to Houston

#45. Tyler, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Tyler in 2015-2019: 713
- Migration from Tyler to Houston: 629 (#3 most common destination from Tyler)
- Net migration: 84 to Tyler

#44. Abilene, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Abilene in 2015-2019: 758
- Migration from Abilene to Houston: 584 (#3 most common destination from Abilene)
- Net migration: 174 to Abilene

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

- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 758
- Migration from St. Louis to Houston: 1,614 (#8 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 856 to Houston

#42. Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Sherman in 2015-2019: 778
- Migration from Sherman to Houston: 218 (#3 most common destination from Sherman)
- Net migration: 560 to Sherman

#41. Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

- Migration to Lake Charles in 2015-2019: 820
- Migration from Lake Charles to Houston: 1,164 (#1 most common destination from Lake Charles)
- Net migration: 344 to Houston

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

- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 831
- Migration from Philadelphia to Houston: 1,600 (#29 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 769 to Houston

#39. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Brownsville in 2015-2019: 853
- Migration from Brownsville to Houston: 1,204 (#4 most common destination from Brownsville)
- Net migration: 351 to Houston

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

- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 869
- Migration from Indianapolis to Houston: 428 (#37 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 441 to Indianapolis

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

- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 877
- Migration from San Jose to Houston: 267 (#47 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 610 to San Jose

#36. Tulsa, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Tulsa in 2015-2019: 889
- Migration from Tulsa to Houston: 1,801 (#3 most common destination from Tulsa)
- Net migration: 912 to Houston

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

- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 898
- Migration from Charlotte to Houston: 1,155 (#19 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 257 to Houston

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

- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 956
- Migration from Tampa to Houston: 902 (#23 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 54 to Tampa

#33. El Paso, TX Metro Area

- Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 969
- Migration from El Paso to Houston: 2,388 (#2 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 1,419 to Houston

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

- Migration to Riverside in 2015-2019: 985
- Migration from Riverside to Houston: 1,622 (#11 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 637 to Houston

#31. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 1,013
- Migration from Kansas City to Houston: 972 (#16 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 41 to Kansas City

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

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 1,013
- Migration from San Diego to Houston: 1,654 (#16 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 641 to Houston

#29. Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

- Migration to Baton Rouge in 2015-2019: 1,094
- Migration from Baton Rouge to Houston: 2,159 (#3 most common destination from Baton Rouge)
- Net migration: 1,065 to Houston

#28. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 1,095
- Migration from Killeen to Houston: 2,297 (#4 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 1,202 to Houston

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

- Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 1,118
- Migration from Nashville to Houston: 443 (#31 most common destination from Nashville)
- Net migration: 675 to Nashville

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

- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 1,133
- Migration from Boston to Houston: 1,560 (#21 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 427 to Houston

#25. Lafayette, LA Metro Area

- Migration to Lafayette in 2015-2019: 1,141
- Migration from Lafayette to Houston: 1,893 (#2 most common destination from Lafayette)
- Net migration: 752 to Houston

#24. Midland, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Midland in 2015-2019: 1,220
- Migration from Midland to Houston: 1,255 (#2 most common destination from Midland)
- Net migration: 35 to Houston

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

- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 1,254
- Migration from Miami to Houston: 3,241 (#11 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 1,987 to Houston

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

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 1,255
- Migration from Phoenix to Houston: 1,926 (#16 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 671 to Houston

#21. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 1,398
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Houston: 613 (#19 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 785 to Colorado Springs

#20. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 1,422
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Houston: 1,884 (#3 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
- Net migration: 462 to Houston

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

- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 1,602
- Migration from San Francisco to Houston: 2,093 (#24 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 491 to Houston

#18. Waco, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Waco in 2015-2019: 1,603
- Migration from Waco to Houston: 1,671 (#2 most common destination from Waco)
- Net migration: 68 to Houston

#17. Longview, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Longview in 2015-2019: 1,832
- Migration from Longview to Houston: 780 (#3 most common destination from Longview)
- Net migration: 1,052 to Longview

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

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 2,040
- Migration from Seattle to Houston: 872 (#36 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 1,168 to Seattle

#15. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to New Orleans in 2015-2019: 2,102
- Migration from New Orleans to Houston: 3,069 (#3 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Net migration: 967 to Houston

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

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 2,199
- Migration from Washington to Houston: 4,357 (#9 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 2,158 to Houston

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

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 2,231
- Migration from Chicago to Houston: 4,155 (#16 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 1,924 to Houston

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

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 2,468
- Migration from Los Angeles to Houston: 4,601 (#16 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 2,133 to Houston

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

- Migration to McAllen in 2015-2019: 2,551
- Migration from McAllen to Houston: 2,997 (#1 most common destination from McAllen)
- Net migration: 446 to Houston

#10. Lubbock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Lubbock in 2015-2019: 2,557
- Migration from Lubbock to Houston: 1,544 (#2 most common destination from Lubbock)
- Net migration: 1,013 to Lubbock

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

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 2,633
- Migration from New York to Houston: 5,880 (#22 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 3,247 to Houston

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

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 2,796
- Migration from Atlanta to Houston: 2,319 (#19 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 477 to Atlanta

#7. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 2,863
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Houston: 2,549 (#1 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
- Net migration: 314 to Corpus Christi

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

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 3,201
- Migration from Denver to Houston: 2,644 (#8 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 557 to Denver

#5. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Beaumont in 2015-2019: 4,063
- Migration from Beaumont to Houston: 4,302 (#1 most common destination from Beaumont)
- Net migration: 239 to Houston

#4. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area

- Migration to College Station in 2015-2019: 6,153
- Migration from College Station to Houston: 4,633 (#1 most common destination from College Station)
- Net migration: 1,520 to College Station

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

- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 8,586
- Migration from San Antonio to Houston: 8,822 (#2 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 236 to Houston

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

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

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

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 17,266
- Migration from Dallas to Houston: 18,186 (#1 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 920 to Houston

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