Stacker compiled a list of where people in Anchorage, AK 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 Anchorage between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Olympia in 2015-2019: 123
- Migration from Olympia to Anchorage: 25 (#82 most common destination from Olympia)
- Net migration: 98 to Olympia
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#49. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 126
- Migration from St. Louis to Anchorage: 166 (#89 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 40 to Anchorage
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#48. Bellingham, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Bellingham in 2015-2019: 128
- Migration from Bellingham to Anchorage: 40 (#35 most common destination from Bellingham)
- Net migration: 88 to Bellingham
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#47. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area
- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 134
- Migration from Kansas City to Anchorage: 51 (#146 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 83 to Kansas City
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#46. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area
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#45. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 134
- Migration from Minneapolis to Anchorage: 121 (#102 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 13 to Minneapolis
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#44. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 136
- Migration from Raleigh to Anchorage: 27 (#153 most common destination from Raleigh)
- Net migration: 109 to Raleigh
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#43. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 137
- Migration from Austin to Anchorage: 53 (#148 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 84 to Austin
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#42. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area
- Migration to Milwaukee in 2015-2019: 145
- Migration from Milwaukee to Anchorage: 0
- Net migration: 145 to Milwaukee
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#41. New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area
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#40. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Spokane in 2015-2019: 156
- Migration from Spokane to Anchorage: 117 (#38 most common destination from Spokane)
- Net migration: 39 to Spokane
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#39. Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area
- Migration to Clarksville in 2015-2019: 158
- Migration from Clarksville to Anchorage: 0
- Net migration: 158 to Clarksville
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#38. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area
- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 160
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Anchorage: 171 (#45 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
- Net migration: 11 to Anchorage
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#37. Santa Fe, NM Metro Area
- Migration to Santa Fe in 2015-2019: 163
- Migration from Santa Fe to Anchorage: 0
- Net migration: 163 to Santa Fe
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#36. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 163
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Anchorage: 145 (#100 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 18 to Virginia Beach
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#35. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
- Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 168
- Migration from Philadelphia to Anchorage: 203 (#116 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 35 to Anchorage
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#34. Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metro Area
- Migration to Ogden in 2015-2019: 172
- Migration from Ogden to Anchorage: 59 (#64 most common destination from Ogden)
- Net migration: 113 to Ogden
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#33. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 190
- Migration from San Diego to Anchorage: 109 (#151 most common destination from San Diego)
- Net migration: 81 to San Diego
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#32. Tucson, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Tucson in 2015-2019: 190
- Migration from Tucson to Anchorage: 126 (#60 most common destination from Tucson)
- Net migration: 64 to Tucson
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#31. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 193
- Migration from San Francisco to Anchorage: 171 (#102 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 22 to San Francisco
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#30. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 196
- Migration from Jacksonville to Anchorage: 29 (#188 most common destination from Jacksonville)
- Net migration: 167 to Jacksonville
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#29. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Prescott Valley in 2015-2019: 212
- Migration from Prescott Valley to Anchorage: 13 (#83 most common destination from Prescott Valley)
- Net migration: 199 to Prescott Valley
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#28. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 217
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Anchorage: 66 (#49 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
- Net migration: 151 to Corpus Christi
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#27. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Sacramento in 2015-2019: 218
- Migration from Sacramento to Anchorage: 84 (#102 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 134 to Sacramento
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#26. Boise City, ID Metro Area
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#25. Knoxville, TN Metro Area
- Migration to Knoxville in 2015-2019: 236
- Migration from Knoxville to Anchorage: 21 (#135 most common destination from Knoxville)
- Net migration: 215 to Knoxville
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#24. Springfield, MO Metro Area
- Migration to Springfield in 2015-2019: 238
- Migration from Springfield to Anchorage: 60 (#47 most common destination from Springfield)
- Net migration: 178 to Springfield
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#23. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
- Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 246
- Migration from New York to Anchorage: 23 (#301 most common destination from New York)
- Net migration: 223 to New York
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#22. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 247
- Migration from Tampa to Anchorage: 92 (#147 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 155 to Tampa
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#21. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area
- Migration to Urban Honolulu in 2015-2019: 249
- Migration from Urban Honolulu to Anchorage: 278 (#45 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Net migration: 29 to Anchorage
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#20. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area
- Migration to Omaha in 2015-2019: 251
- Migration from Omaha to Anchorage: 89 (#75 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 162 to Omaha
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#19. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 254
- Migration from Boston to Anchorage: 25 (#218 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 229 to Boston
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#18. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
- Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 260
- Migration from San Antonio to Anchorage: 224 (#73 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Net migration: 36 to San Antonio
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#17. El Paso, TX Metro Area
- Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 272
- Migration from El Paso to Anchorage: 18 (#155 most common destination from El Paso)
- Net migration: 254 to El Paso
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#16. Bend, OR Metro Area
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#15. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area
- Migration to Albuquerque in 2015-2019: 323
- Migration from Albuquerque to Anchorage: 161 (#48 most common destination from Albuquerque)
- Net migration: 162 to Albuquerque
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#14. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 334
- Migration from Orlando to Anchorage: 41 (#177 most common destination from Orlando)
- Net migration: 293 to Orlando
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#13. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 367
- Migration from Houston to Anchorage: 344 (#77 most common destination from Houston)
- Net migration: 23 to Houston
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#12. Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
- Migration to Salt Lake City in 2015-2019: 398
- Migration from Salt Lake City to Anchorage: 52 (#100 most common destination from Salt Lake City)
- Net migration: 346 to Salt Lake City
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#11. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 437
- Migration from Los Angeles to Anchorage: 226 (#144 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 211 to Los Angeles
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#10. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area
- Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 462
- Migration from Las Vegas to Anchorage: 795 (#21 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Net migration: 333 to Anchorage
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#9. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 513
- Migration from Fayetteville to Anchorage: 396 (#28 most common destination from Fayetteville)
- Net migration: 117 to Fayetteville
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#8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 520
- Migration from Dallas to Anchorage: 181 (#136 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 339 to Dallas
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#7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 523
- Migration from Washington to Anchorage: 251 (#137 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 272 to Washington
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#6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area
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#5. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 582
- Migration from Phoenix to Anchorage: 203 (#104 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 379 to Phoenix
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#4. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 648
- Migration from Denver to Anchorage: 148 (#114 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 500 to Denver
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#3. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area
- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 712
- Migration from Portland to Anchorage: 196 (#70 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 516 to Portland
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#2. Fairbanks, AK Metro Area
- Migration to Fairbanks in 2015-2019: 1,020
- Migration from Fairbanks to Anchorage: 848 (#1 most common destination from Fairbanks)
- Net migration: 172 to Fairbanks
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#1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 1,113
- Migration from Seattle to Anchorage: 738 (#40 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 375 to Seattle
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