Posted on 11/22/2025 9:52:22 PM PST by SeekAndFind
As migration patterns shift across the U.S., some cities are emerging as magnets for new residents. A combination of affordability, climate, and job opportunities continues to draw people to the South and West.
This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, highlights where Americans are choosing to move, based on new residency data from 2024 compiled by Point2Homes.
Las Vegas stands out with the highest share of newcomers from other states at 33%. Mesa, Arizona (30%), and Colorado Springs, Colorado (30%) follow closely, reflecting the continued appeal of the Sun Belt. Affordable housing, favorable tax environments, and strong employment in sectors like logistics and construction make these cities attractive to many Americans.
| Rank | City | New residents in 2024 | Share from out of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 702,239 | 20% |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 371,154 | 13% |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 355,915 | 12% |
| 4 | Chicago, IL | 329,189 | 21% |
| 5 | San Antonio, TX | 264,464 | 13% |
| 6 | Phoenix, AZ | 227,814 | 18% |
| 7 | Austin, TX | 194,566 | 14% |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 193,315 | 22% |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | 185,894 | 16% |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | 176,790 | 19% |
| 11 | Columbus, OH | 168,336 | 16% |
| 12 | Jacksonville, FL | 156,514 | 17% |
| 13 | Seattle, WA | 153,010 | 27% |
| 14 | Fort Worth, TX | 141,316 | 15% |
| 15 | Charlotte, NC | 133,366 | 26% |
| 16 | Nashville, TN | 124,427 | 26% |
| 17 | Denver, CO | 120,430 | 22% |
| 18 | San Francisco, CA | 116,055 | 16% |
| 19 | Indianapolis, IN | 110,523 | 15% |
| 20 | Boston, MA | 110,165 | 28% |
| 21 | Oklahoma City, OK | 105,814 | 21% |
| 22 | Atlanta, GA | 103,432 | 23% |
| 23 | Tucson, AZ | 101,549 | 19% |
| 24 | Portland, OR | 92,250 | 26% |
| 25 | San Jose, CA | 90,440 | 11% |
| 26 | Raleigh, NC | 85,838 | 15% |
| 27 | Colorado Springs, CO | 84,594 | 30% |
| 28 | Detroit, MI | 81,239 | 7% |
| 29 | Milwaukee, WI | 81,169 | 14% |
| 30 | Las Vegas, NV | 80,024 | 33% |
| 31 | Minneapolis, MN | 79,346 | 16% |
| 32 | Louisville, KY | 78,571 | 14% |
| 33 | Albuquerque, NM | 76,481 | 19% |
| 34 | Memphis, TN | 76,188 | 18% |
| 35 | Omaha, NE | 74,190 | 24% |
| 36 | Baltimore, MD | 73,830 | 19% |
| 37 | Mesa, AZ | 70,216 | 30% |
| 38 | Kansas City, MO | 69,669 | 25% |
| 39 | Orlando, FL | 69,634 | 9% |
| 40 | Fresno, CA | 67,275 | 4% |
Despite slower growth, America’s largest metros continue to see huge inflows.
New York City tops the list with more than 702,000 new residents in 2024, even though only 20% came from out of state.
Los Angeles (371,000) and Houston (356,000) also remain top destinations, driven by work opportunities and cultural influence.
Texas dominates the top 10 with four cities—Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas—all drawing strong inflows.
Meanwhile, colder cities like Minneapolis and Detroit show much lower out-of-state shares, suggesting domestic migration continues to favor warmer climates and lower costs of living.
Coastal cities such as Seattle (27%) and Boston (28%) still attract significant out-of-state movement, likely reflecting their robust job markets.
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This chart is useless without showing how many leftl.
Yes, net migration would be far more interesting.
It’d also be useful to know how many are illegal aliens, or even legal immigrants.
It feels like a million are moving to Atlanta. 😣
It’s also useless if it doesn’t show how many of those people are illegals.
B**lsh*t to the highest degree. Clickbait.
Of course megapolis get higher numbers
Surprises me Nashville out of state newcomers is twice the rate of Austin
Our literal twin in almost every way
Except of course Austin is weirder lol
Nashville is lib enuff trust me
Yes
NYC has list 600,000 to one million last five years
California even more a lot more
A U-Haul rate analysis is more useful.
Almost 7 to 1...for NY state as a whole not just NYC
“The latest census data showed that 121,000 New Yorkers left the Empire State in 2024”
700+K in vs 121K out.
NYC is always popular with younger college aged and young professionals it is THE City for a reason. Having lived in NYC in the 90s and again in the 2018/19 it’s always growing regardless of what people blab about there is always a shortage of housing and people just keep coming. LA same same it’s a trendy city for young professionals. The Texas four are attracting middle age professionals Tesla driving tech types, H1Bs, and management/marketing types with Houston being the energy industry capital and Austin being the techie. Dallas is finance,management and Corp headquarters. S.A. Is surprising but it’s cheap to live there and they’ve trying to steal Austin techies too.
The metro area I am near is far down that list and I am thankful for that.
This doesn’t comport with all the news about New Yorkers moving to Florida and beyond.
NY gaining ? Only two Florida cities ....far down the list ?
The title says “Americans” but we know that it’s Illegals that are flocking to places like New York. Americans are fleeing liberal hellholes.
The good news is they are going to big cities. Better news is they are staying away from ND. We have a saying, 40 below keeps out rif raf.
But they are moving in, we have a neighbor from Denver that likes to sue his other neighbors. He bought land locked land with no legal way to enter his property, so he sued a neighbor for easement rights and lost. Supposedly spent over 100 grand in legal fees.
Agreed. Without it, it’s just propaganda.
Not one listed id even want to drive through.
NY’s always had a lot of churn.
i call bs on these stats.
it’s going into winter and no one is looking towards FL? LOL
not to mention all the retirees.
yea, total bs. my guess, they’re trying to use this to pump interest in NYC as people flee the state
Those HAVE TO BE ILLEGALS MOVIG IN!
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