Where people in Fayetteville, North Carolina are moving to most
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June 22, 2022
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Where people in Fayetteville, North Carolina are moving to most
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Fayetteville, NC 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 Fayetteville, North Carolina between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area
- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 206
- Migration from Las Vegas to Fayetteville: 80 (#123 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 126 to Las Vegas
- Migration from Las Vegas to Fayetteville: 80 (#123 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 126 to Las Vegas
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#49. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Watertown in 2015-2019: 206
- Migration from Watertown to Fayetteville: 190 (#18 most common destination from Watertown)
- Net migration: 16 to Watertown
- Migration from Watertown to Fayetteville: 190 (#18 most common destination from Watertown)
- Net migration: 16 to Watertown
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#48. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 206
- Migration from Chicago to Fayetteville: 480 (#103 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 274 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Chicago to Fayetteville: 480 (#103 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 274 to Fayetteville
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#47. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
- Migration to College Station in 2015-2019: 207
- Migration from College Station to Fayetteville: 23 (#81 most common destination from College Station)
- Net migration: 184 to College Station
- Migration from College Station to Fayetteville: 23 (#81 most common destination from College Station)
- Net migration: 184 to College Station
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#46. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Spokane in 2015-2019: 209
- Migration from Spokane to Fayetteville: 134 (#31 most common destination from Spokane)
- Net migration: 75 to Spokane
- Migration from Spokane to Fayetteville: 134 (#31 most common destination from Spokane)
- Net migration: 75 to Spokane
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#45. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Myrtle Beach in 2015-2019: 214
- Migration from Myrtle Beach to Fayetteville: 225 (#19 most common destination from Myrtle Beach)
- Net migration: 11 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Myrtle Beach to Fayetteville: 225 (#19 most common destination from Myrtle Beach)
- Net migration: 11 to Fayetteville
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#44. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Riverside in 2015-2019: 223
- Migration from Riverside to Fayetteville: 424 (#58 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 201 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Riverside to Fayetteville: 424 (#58 most common destination from Riverside)
- Net migration: 201 to Fayetteville
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#43. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Pensacola in 2015-2019: 235
- Migration from Pensacola to Fayetteville: 71 (#87 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 164 to Pensacola
- Migration from Pensacola to Fayetteville: 71 (#87 most common destination from Pensacola)
- Net migration: 164 to Pensacola
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#42. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area
- Migration to Elizabethtown in 2015-2019: 235
- Migration from Elizabethtown to Fayetteville: 152 (#12 most common destination from Elizabethtown)
- Net migration: 83 to Elizabethtown
- Migration from Elizabethtown to Fayetteville: 152 (#12 most common destination from Elizabethtown)
- Net migration: 83 to Elizabethtown
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#41. Salinas, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Salinas in 2015-2019: 241
- Migration from Salinas to Fayetteville: 105 (#48 most common destination from Salinas)
- Net migration: 136 to Salinas
- Migration from Salinas to Fayetteville: 105 (#48 most common destination from Salinas)
- Net migration: 136 to Salinas
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#40. Mobile, AL Metro Area
- Migration to Mobile in 2015-2019: 242
- Migration from Mobile to Fayetteville: 0
- Net migration: 242 to Mobile
- Migration from Mobile to Fayetteville: 0
- Net migration: 242 to Mobile
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#39. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Migration to Baltimore in 2015-2019: 249
- Migration from Baltimore to Fayetteville: 264 (#72 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 15 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Baltimore to Fayetteville: 264 (#72 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Net migration: 15 to Fayetteville
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#38. Asheville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Asheville in 2015-2019: 249
- Migration from Asheville to Fayetteville: 439 (#7 most common destination from Asheville)
- Net migration: 190 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Asheville to Fayetteville: 439 (#7 most common destination from Asheville)
- Net migration: 190 to Fayetteville
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#37. Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
- Migration to Columbus in 2015-2019: 260
- Migration from Columbus to Fayetteville: 1,023 (#3 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 763 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Columbus to Fayetteville: 1,023 (#3 most common destination from Columbus)
- Net migration: 763 to Fayetteville
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#36. Lewiston, ID-WA Metro Area
- Migration to Lewiston in 2015-2019: 262
- Migration from Lewiston to Fayetteville: 0
- Net migration: 262 to Lewiston
- Migration from Lewiston to Fayetteville: 0
- Net migration: 262 to Lewiston
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#35. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Olympia in 2015-2019: 262
- Migration from Olympia to Fayetteville: 338 (#6 most common destination from Olympia)
- Net migration: 76 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Olympia to Fayetteville: 338 (#6 most common destination from Olympia)
- Net migration: 76 to Fayetteville
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#34. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Lakeland in 2015-2019: 312
- Migration from Lakeland to Fayetteville: 85 (#56 most common destination from Lakeland)
- Net migration: 227 to Lakeland
- Migration from Lakeland to Fayetteville: 85 (#56 most common destination from Lakeland)
- Net migration: 227 to Lakeland
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#33. Richmond, VA Metro Area
- Migration to Richmond in 2015-2019: 320
- Migration from Richmond to Fayetteville: 1,000 (#6 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 680 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Richmond to Fayetteville: 1,000 (#6 most common destination from Richmond)
- Net migration: 680 to Fayetteville
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#32. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 321
- Migration from New York to Fayetteville: 1,111 (#82 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 790 to Fayetteville
- Migration from New York to Fayetteville: 1,111 (#82 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 790 to Fayetteville
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#31. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 323
- Migration from San Diego to Fayetteville: 147 (#128 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 176 to San Diego
- Migration from San Diego to Fayetteville: 147 (#128 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 176 to San Diego
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#30. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Augusta in 2015-2019: 332
- Migration from Augusta to Fayetteville: 449 (#11 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 117 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Augusta to Fayetteville: 449 (#11 most common destination from Augusta)
- Net migration: 117 to Fayetteville
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#29. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 361
- Migration from Tampa to Fayetteville: 366 (#66 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 5 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Tampa to Fayetteville: 366 (#66 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 5 to Fayetteville
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#28. Anchorage, AK Metro Area
- Migration to Anchorage in 2015-2019: 396
- Migration from Anchorage to Fayetteville: 513 (#9 most common destination from Anchorage)
- Net migration: 117 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Anchorage to Fayetteville: 513 (#9 most common destination from Anchorage)
- Net migration: 117 to Fayetteville
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#27. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 420
- Migration from Miami to Fayetteville: 379 (#70 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 41 to Miami
- Migration from Miami to Fayetteville: 379 (#70 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 41 to Miami
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#26. Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Winston in 2015-2019: 460
- Migration from Winston to Fayetteville: 300 (#11 most common destination from Winston)
- Net migration: 160 to Winston
- Migration from Winston to Fayetteville: 300 (#11 most common destination from Winston)
- Net migration: 160 to Winston
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#25. Columbia, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Columbia in 2015-2019: 465
- Migration from Columbia to Fayetteville: 498 (#14 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 33 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Columbia to Fayetteville: 498 (#14 most common destination from Columbia)
- Net migration: 33 to Fayetteville
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#24. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 471
- Migration from Jacksonville to Fayetteville: 88 (#111 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 383 to Jacksonville
- Migration from Jacksonville to Fayetteville: 88 (#111 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 383 to Jacksonville
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#23. Lawton, OK Metro Area
- Migration to Lawton in 2015-2019: 471
- Migration from Lawton to Fayetteville: 88 (#26 most common destination from Lawton)
- Net migration: 383 to Lawton
- Migration from Lawton to Fayetteville: 88 (#26 most common destination from Lawton)
- Net migration: 383 to Lawton
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#22. Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 480
- Migration from Jacksonville to Fayetteville: 202 (#29 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 278 to Jacksonville
- Migration from Jacksonville to Fayetteville: 202 (#29 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 278 to Jacksonville
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#21. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 485
- Migration from Dallas to Fayetteville: 166 (#144 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 319 to Dallas
- Migration from Dallas to Fayetteville: 166 (#144 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 319 to Dallas
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#20. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 508
- Migration from Killeen to Fayetteville: 565 (#11 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 57 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Killeen to Fayetteville: 565 (#11 most common destination from Killeen)
- Net migration: 57 to Fayetteville
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#19. Greenville-Anderson, SC Metro Area
- Migration to Greenville in 2015-2019: 522
- Migration from Greenville to Fayetteville: 49 (#77 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 473 to Greenville
- Migration from Greenville to Fayetteville: 49 (#77 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 473 to Greenville
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#18. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 558
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Fayetteville: 765 (#14 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 207 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Fayetteville: 765 (#14 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 207 to Fayetteville
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#17. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 585
- Migration from Phoenix to Fayetteville: 737 (#36 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 152 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Phoenix to Fayetteville: 737 (#36 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 152 to Fayetteville
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#16. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Crestview in 2015-2019: 599
- Migration from Crestview to Fayetteville: 363 (#11 most common destination from Crestview)
- Net migration: 236 to Crestview
- Migration from Crestview to Fayetteville: 363 (#11 most common destination from Crestview)
- Net migration: 236 to Crestview
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#15. El Paso, TX Metro Area
- Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 600
- Migration from El Paso to Fayetteville: 690 (#11 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 90 to Fayetteville
- Migration from El Paso to Fayetteville: 690 (#11 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 90 to Fayetteville
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#14. Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Greensboro in 2015-2019: 637
- Migration from Greensboro to Fayetteville: 476 (#10 most common destination from Greensboro)
- Net migration: 161 to Greensboro
- Migration from Greensboro to Fayetteville: 476 (#10 most common destination from Greensboro)
- Net migration: 161 to Greensboro
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#13. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area
- Migration to Urban Honolulu in 2015-2019: 708
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Fayetteville: 1,188 (#10 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 480 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Fayetteville: 1,188 (#10 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 480 to Fayetteville
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#12. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 714
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Fayetteville: 694 (#29 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 20 to Virginia Beach
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Fayetteville: 694 (#29 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 20 to Virginia Beach
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#11. Greenville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Greenville in 2015-2019: 801
- Migration from Greenville to Fayetteville: 178 (#11 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 623 to Greenville
- Migration from Greenville to Fayetteville: 178 (#11 most common destination from Greenville)
- Net migration: 623 to Greenville
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#10. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 833
- Migration from Indianapolis to Fayetteville: 189 (#61 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 644 to Indianapolis
- Migration from Indianapolis to Fayetteville: 189 (#61 most common destination from Indianapolis)
- Net migration: 644 to Indianapolis
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#9. Wilmington, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Wilmington in 2015-2019: 932
- Migration from Wilmington to Fayetteville: 211 (#11 most common destination from Wilmington)
- Net migration: 721 to Wilmington
- Migration from Wilmington to Fayetteville: 211 (#11 most common destination from Wilmington)
- Net migration: 721 to Wilmington
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#8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 961
- Migration from Seattle to Fayetteville: 655 (#47 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 306 to Seattle
- Migration from Seattle to Fayetteville: 655 (#47 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 306 to Seattle
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#7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 985
- Migration from Washington to Fayetteville: 1,411 (#38 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 426 to Fayetteville
- Migration from Washington to Fayetteville: 1,411 (#38 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 426 to Fayetteville
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#6. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 1,021
- Migration from San Antonio to Fayetteville: 500 (#37 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 521 to San Antonio
- Migration from San Antonio to Fayetteville: 500 (#37 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 521 to San Antonio
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#5. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Durham in 2015-2019: 1,050
- Migration from Durham to Fayetteville: 710 (#10 most common destination from Durham)
- Net migration: 340 to Durham
- Migration from Durham to Fayetteville: 710 (#10 most common destination from Durham)
- Net migration: 340 to Durham
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#4. Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area
- Migration to Clarksville in 2015-2019: 1,225
- Migration from Clarksville to Fayetteville: 645 (#2 most common destination from Clarksville)
- Net migration: 580 to Clarksville
- Migration from Clarksville to Fayetteville: 645 (#2 most common destination from Clarksville)
- Net migration: 580 to Clarksville
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#3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 1,259
- Migration from Atlanta to Fayetteville: 373 (#98 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 886 to Atlanta
- Migration from Atlanta to Fayetteville: 373 (#98 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 886 to Atlanta
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#2. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
- Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 2,151
- Migration from Charlotte to Fayetteville: 1,214 (#18 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 937 to Charlotte
- Migration from Charlotte to Fayetteville: 1,214 (#18 most common destination from Charlotte)
- Net migration: 937 to Charlotte
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#1. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 3,140
- Migration from Raleigh to Fayetteville: 2,932 (#3 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 208 to Raleigh
- Migration from Raleigh to Fayetteville: 2,932 (#3 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 208 to Raleigh
