In the course of the first 12 months of the pandemic, solely about 27 million People moved to a brand new house. That determine represents a 9% decline from the earlier 12 months and is the continuation of a multi-year pattern in reducing mobility charges.
The prevailing narrative is that lots of those that moved throughout the pandemic, did so to go away main cities, partially to cut back their threat of publicity to COVID-19. In keeping with the newest inhabitants knowledge from the U.S. Census Bureau, a few of the largest cities within the nation, together with New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, reported inhabitants decline final 12 months – counting each internet migration in addition to births and deaths.
Nevertheless, not all cities suffered from inhabitants decline within the first 12 months of the pandemic. Many main metropolitan areas have reported substantial inhabitants progress throughout 2020 and 2021.
Within the Austin-Spherical Rock-Georgetown metro space, positioned in Texas, the inhabitants climbed from 2,299,125 in July 2020 to 2,352,426 in July 2021. The two.3% enhance ranks because the twenty third highest amongst all U.S. metro areas.
The native inhabitants progress was pushed by internet migration, as about 42,540 extra folks moved into the metro space than moved out over the previous 12 months. Pure change additionally contributed to total progress, as 11,150 extra folks had been born within the metro space than died over the identical interval.
Rank | Metro space | Pop. enhance, July 2020 – July 2021 (%) | 2021 inhabitants | Web migration, 1-yr. | Pure pop. change, 1-yr. |
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1 | St. George, UT | 5.1 | 191,226 | 9,204 | 237 |
2 | Coeur d’Alene, ID | 4.1 | 179,789 | 7,283 | -33 |
3 | Myrtle Seashore-Conway-North Myrtle Seashore, SC-NC | 3.7 | 509,794 | 21,921 | -3,421 |
4 | Punta Gorda, FL | 3.7 | 194,843 | 9,526 | -2,498 |
5 | The Villages, FL | 3.6 | 135,638 | 7,105 | -2,253 |
6 | Boise Metropolis, ID | 3.3 | 795,268 | 24,261 | 1,697 |
7 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 3.3 | 753,520 | 25,517 | -876 |
8 | Provo-Orem, UT | 3.3 | 697,141 | 13,912 | 8,332 |
9 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 3.0 | 787,976 | 26,813 | -3,184 |
10 | Logan, UT-ID | 2.9 | 152,083 | 2,846 | 1,458 |
11 | Idaho Falls, ID | 2.9 | 162,786 | 3,644 | 921 |
12 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 2.8 | 503,521 | 16,645 | -2,698 |
13 | Bend, OR | 2.7 | 204,801 | 5,638 | -124 |
14 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 2.7 | 859,760 | 29,691 | -6,643 |
15 | Panama Metropolis, FL | 2.7 | 179,168 | 5,105 | -330 |
16 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 2.6 | 239,294 | 6,843 | -607 |
17 | Greeley, CO | 2.6 | 340,036 | 6,730 | 1,993 |
18 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC | 2.4 | 222,072 | 5,757 | -394 |
19 | Sherman-Denison, TX | 2.4 | 139,336 | 3,669 | -306 |
20 | Homosassa Springs, FL | 2.4 | 158,083 | 5,977 | -2,204 |
21 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2.4 | 385,980 | 10,724 | -1,725 |
22 | Salisbury, MD-DE | 2.3 | 429,223 | 11,748 | -1,803 |
23 | Austin-Spherical Rock-Georgetown, TX | 2.3 | 2,352,426 | 42,541 | 11,145 |
24 | Ocala, FL | 2.3 | 385,915 | 11,440 | -2,750 |
25 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2.2 | 242,253 | 7,268 | -1,989 |
26 | Deltona-Daytona Seashore-Ormond Seashore, FL | 2.2 | 685,344 | 19,414 | -4,701 |
27 | Twin Falls, ID | 2.1 | 116,905 | 2,146 | 268 |
28 | Clarksville, TN-KY | 2.1 | 328,304 | 4,596 | 2,150 |
29 | Sebastian-Vero Seashore, FL | 2.1 | 163,662 | 4,695 | -1,326 |
30 | Sebring-Avon Park, FL | 2.0 | 103,296 | 3,213 | -1,096 |
31 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2.0 | 560,709 | 9,123 | 2,038 |
32 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 2.0 | 1,448,411 | 23,279 | 4,943 |
33 | Spartanburg, SC | 2.0 | 335,864 | 6,632 | -79 |
34 | Crestview-Fort Walton Seashore-Destin, FL | 2.0 | 293,324 | 5,441 | 260 |
35 | Killeen-Temple, TX | 2.0 | 486,101 | 6,112 | 3,182 |
36 | Speedy Metropolis, SD | 1.9 | 141,979 | 2,469 | 196 |
37 | Gainesville, GA | 1.9 | 207,369 | 3,304 | 481 |
38 | Wilmington, NC | 1.8 | 291,833 | 5,873 | -621 |
39 | Madera, CA | 1.8 | 159,410 | 2,033 | 767 |
40 | Huntsville, AL | 1.8 | 502,728 | 8,832 | -70 |
41 | Lake Havasu Metropolis-Kingman, AZ | 1.7 | 217,692 | 6,045 | -2,350 |
42 | Merced, CA | 1.7 | 286,461 | 3,220 | 1,513 |
43 | Hinesville, GA | 1.7 | 82,863 | 237 | 1,126 |
44 | Jacksonville, FL | 1.6 | 1,637,666 | 25,857 | 621 |
45 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1.6 | 281,958 | 3,174 | 1,310 |
46 | Winchester, VA-WV | 1.6 | 145,155 | 2,476 | -147 |
47 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1.6 | 4,946,145 | 70,097 | 8,142 |
48 | Warner Robins, GA | 1.5 | 195,246 | 2,617 | 357 |
49 | Barnstable City, MA | 1.5 | 232,411 | 5,448 | -1,941 |
50 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1.5 | 177,218 | 2,277 | 330 |