Where people in Las Cruces are moving to most

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Where people in Las Cruces are moving to most

Stacker compiled a list of where people in Las Cruces, NM Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from Las Cruces between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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#50. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 28
- Migration from Jacksonville to Las Cruces: 88 (#111 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 60 to Las Cruces
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#49. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 28
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 28 to Corpus Christi
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#48. Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area

- Migration to Eugene in 2015-2019: 29
- Migration from Eugene to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 29 to Eugene
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#47. Montgomery, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Montgomery in 2015-2019: 29
- Migration from Montgomery to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 29 to Montgomery
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#46. Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

- Migration to Salt Lake City in 2015-2019: 30
- Migration from Salt Lake City to Las Cruces: 16 (#154 most common destination from Salt Lake City)
- Net migration: 14 to Salt Lake City

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#45. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area

- Migration to Urban Honolulu in 2015-2019: 32
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Las Cruces: 120 (#83 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 88 to Las Cruces
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#44. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 32
- Migration from New York to Las Cruces: 60 (#253 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 28 to Las Cruces
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#43. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area

- Migration to Cincinnati in 2015-2019: 33
- Migration from Cincinnati to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 33 to Cincinnati
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#42. Bend, OR Metro Area

- Migration to Bend in 2015-2019: 35
- Migration from Bend to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 35 to Bend
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#41. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Oxnard in 2015-2019: 35
- Migration from Oxnard to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 35 to Oxnard

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#40. Dayton-Kettering, OH Metro Area

- Migration to Dayton in 2015-2019: 37
- Migration from Dayton to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 37 to Dayton
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#39. Green Bay, WI Metro Area

- Migration to Green Bay in 2015-2019: 37
- Migration from Green Bay to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 37 to Green Bay
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#38. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 37
- Migration from Atlanta to Las Cruces: 35 (#259 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 2 to Atlanta
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#37. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Sierra Vista in 2015-2019: 42
- Migration from Sierra Vista to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 42 to Sierra Vista
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#36. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 42
- Migration from Fayetteville to Las Cruces: 33 (#118 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 9 to Fayetteville

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#35. Manhattan, KS Metro Area

- Migration to Manhattan in 2015-2019: 43
- Migration from Manhattan to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 43 to Manhattan
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#34. Lincoln, NE Metro Area

- Migration to Lincoln in 2015-2019: 45
- Migration from Lincoln to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 45 to Lincoln
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#33. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 46
- Migration from Houston to Las Cruces: 13 (#299 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 33 to Houston
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#32. Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Bakersfield in 2015-2019: 48
- Migration from Bakersfield to Las Cruces: 82 (#55 most common destination from Bakersfield)
- Net migration: 34 to Las Cruces
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#31. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

- Migration to Elizabethtown in 2015-2019: 48
- Migration from Elizabethtown to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 48 to Elizabethtown

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#30. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area

- Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 49
- Migration from Fayetteville to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 49 to Fayetteville
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#29. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Pensacola in 2015-2019: 51
- Migration from Pensacola to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 51 to Pensacola
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#28. Odessa, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Odessa in 2015-2019: 53
- Migration from Odessa to Las Cruces: 20 (#35 most common destination from Odessa)
- Net migration: 33 to Odessa
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#27. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 54
- Migration from Chicago to Las Cruces: 5 (#346 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 49 to Chicago
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#26. Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 58
- Migration from Jacksonville to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 58 to Jacksonville

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#25. Tucson, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Tucson in 2015-2019: 66
- Migration from Tucson to Las Cruces: 431 (#18 most common destination from Tucson)
- Net migration: 365 to Las Cruces
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#24. Bismarck, ND Metro Area

- Migration to Bismarck in 2015-2019: 67
- Migration from Bismarck to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 67 to Bismarck
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#23. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 69
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Las Cruces: 17 (#239 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 52 to Virginia Beach
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#22. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 71
- Migration from Seattle to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 71 to Seattle
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#21. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 74
- Migration from San Diego to Las Cruces: 132 (#134 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 58 to Las Cruces

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

- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 77
- Migration from Washington to Las Cruces: 161 (#176 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 84 to Las Cruces
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#19. Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Flagstaff in 2015-2019: 80
- Migration from Flagstaff to Las Cruces: 5 (#91 most common destination from Flagstaff)
- Net migration: 75 to Flagstaff
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#18. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 86
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Las Cruces: 28 (#146 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
- Net migration: 58 to Oklahoma City
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#17. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 86
- Migration from Austin to Las Cruces: 91 (#112 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 5 to Las Cruces
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#16. Yuba City, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Yuba City in 2015-2019: 88
- Migration from Yuba City to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 88 to Yuba City

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#15. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 114
- Migration from Killeen to Las Cruces: 70 (#80 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 44 to Killeen
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#14. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 147
- Migration from Los Angeles to Las Cruces: 90 (#222 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 57 to Los Angeles
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#13. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 162
- Migration from Denver to Las Cruces: 188 (#94 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 26 to Las Cruces
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#12. Farmington, NM Metro Area

- Migration to Farmington in 2015-2019: 162
- Migration from Farmington to Las Cruces: 256 (#3 most common destination from Farmington)
- Net migration: 94 to Las Cruces
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#11. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 178
- Migration from Baltimore to Las Cruces: 0
- Net migration: 178 to Baltimore
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#10. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 226
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Las Cruces: 63 (#136 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 163 to Colorado Springs
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#9. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 226
- Migration from San Antonio to Las Cruces: 131 (#97 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 95 to San Antonio
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#8. Lubbock, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Lubbock in 2015-2019: 281
- Migration from Lubbock to Las Cruces: 21 (#72 most common destination from Lubbock)
- Net migration: 260 to Lubbock
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#7. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Riverside in 2015-2019: 282
- Migration from Riverside to Las Cruces: 275 (#75 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 7 to Riverside
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#6. Santa Fe, NM Metro Area

- Migration to Santa Fe in 2015-2019: 284
- Migration from Santa Fe to Las Cruces: 41 (#26 most common destination from Santa Fe)
- Net migration: 243 to Santa Fe
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#5. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 304
- Migration from Las Vegas to Las Cruces: 42 (#172 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 262 to Las Vegas
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#4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 479
- Migration from Dallas to Las Cruces: 288 (#100 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 191 to Dallas
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#3. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 482
- Migration from Phoenix to Las Cruces: 594 (#45 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 112 to Las Cruces
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#2. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area

- Migration to Albuquerque in 2015-2019: 1,373
- Migration from Albuquerque to Las Cruces: 2,344 (#1 most common destination from Albuquerque)
- Net migration: 971 to Las Cruces
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#1. El Paso, TX Metro Area

- Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 2,257
- Migration from El Paso to Las Cruces: 2,587 (#1 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 330 to Las Cruces

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