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#50. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area
- Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 27
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 27 to Oklahoma City
- Migration from Oklahoma City to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 27 to Oklahoma City
Where people in Ames are moving to most
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Ames, IA 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 Ames between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#49. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 28
- Migration from Austin to Ames: 41 (#173 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 13 to Ames
- Migration from Austin to Ames: 41 (#173 most common destination from Austin)
- Net migration: 13 to Ames
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#48. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Sacramento in 2015-2019: 29
- Migration from Sacramento to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 29 to Sacramento
- Migration from Sacramento to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 29 to Sacramento
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#47. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
- Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 30
- Migration from Boston to Ames: 72 (#153 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 42 to Ames
- Migration from Boston to Ames: 72 (#153 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 42 to Ames
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#46. Peoria, IL Metro Area
- Migration to Peoria in 2015-2019: 32
- Migration from Peoria to Ames: 131 (#26 most common destination from Peoria)
- Net migration: 99 to Ames
- Migration from Peoria to Ames: 131 (#26 most common destination from Peoria)
- Net migration: 99 to Ames
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#45. Madison, WI Metro Area
- Migration to Madison in 2015-2019: 32
- Migration from Madison to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 32 to Madison
- Migration from Madison to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 32 to Madison
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#44. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 33
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 33 to Corpus Christi
- Migration from Corpus Christi to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 33 to Corpus Christi
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#43. Ithaca, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Ithaca in 2015-2019: 34
- Migration from Ithaca to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 34 to Ithaca
- Migration from Ithaca to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 34 to Ithaca
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#42. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Migration to Indianapolis in 2015-2019: 35
- Migration from Indianapolis to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 35 to Indianapolis
- Migration from Indianapolis to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 35 to Indianapolis
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#41. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 36
- Migration from Denver to Ames: 116 (#131 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 80 to Ames
- Migration from Denver to Ames: 116 (#131 most common destination from Denver)
- Net migration: 80 to Ames
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#40. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
- Migration to Lafayette in 2015-2019: 36
- Migration from Lafayette to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 36 to Lafayette
- Migration from Lafayette to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 36 to Lafayette
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#39. California-Lexington Park, MD Metro Area
- Migration to California in 2015-2019: 39
- Migration from California to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 39 to California
- Migration from California to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 39 to California
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#38. Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Punta Gorda in 2015-2019: 40
- Migration from Punta Gorda to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 40 to Punta Gorda
- Migration from Punta Gorda to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 40 to Punta Gorda
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#37. St. Cloud, MN Metro Area
- Migration to St. Cloud in 2015-2019: 40
- Migration from St. Cloud to Ames: 12 (#50 most common destination from St. Cloud)
- Net migration: 28 to St. Cloud
- Migration from St. Cloud to Ames: 12 (#50 most common destination from St. Cloud)
- Net migration: 28 to St. Cloud
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#36. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area
- Migration to Providence in 2015-2019: 41
- Migration from Providence to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 41 to Providence
- Migration from Providence to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 41 to Providence
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#35. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 41
- Migration from Tampa to Ames: 28 (#237 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 13 to Tampa
- Migration from Tampa to Ames: 28 (#237 most common destination from Tampa)
- Net migration: 13 to Tampa
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#34. Joplin, MO Metro Area
- Migration to Joplin in 2015-2019: 46
- Migration from Joplin to Ames: 18 (#38 most common destination from Joplin)
- Net migration: 28 to Joplin
- Migration from Joplin to Ames: 18 (#38 most common destination from Joplin)
- Net migration: 28 to Joplin
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#33. Toledo, OH Metro Area
- Migration to Toledo in 2015-2019: 47
- Migration from Toledo to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 47 to Toledo
- Migration from Toledo to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 47 to Toledo
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#32. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area
- Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 48
- Migration from Portland to Ames: 6 (#261 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 42 to Portland
- Migration from Portland to Ames: 6 (#261 most common destination from Portland)
- Net migration: 42 to Portland
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#31. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
- Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 50
- Migration from St. Louis to Ames: 125 (#111 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 75 to Ames
- Migration from St. Louis to Ames: 125 (#111 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Net migration: 75 to Ames
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#30. Dubuque, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Dubuque in 2015-2019: 50
- Migration from Dubuque to Ames: 136 (#6 most common destination from Dubuque)
- Net migration: 86 to Ames
- Migration from Dubuque to Ames: 136 (#6 most common destination from Dubuque)
- Net migration: 86 to Ames
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#29. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area
- Migration to Milwaukee in 2015-2019: 54
- Migration from Milwaukee to Ames: 79 (#89 most common destination from Milwaukee)
- Net migration: 25 to Ames
- Migration from Milwaukee to Ames: 79 (#89 most common destination from Milwaukee)
- Net migration: 25 to Ames
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#28. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Durham in 2015-2019: 57
- Migration from Durham to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 57 to Durham
- Migration from Durham to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 57 to Durham
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#27. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Santa Maria in 2015-2019: 60
- Migration from Santa Maria to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 60 to Santa Maria
- Migration from Santa Maria to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 60 to Santa Maria
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#26. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area
- Migration to Elizabethtown in 2015-2019: 67
- Migration from Elizabethtown to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 67 to Elizabethtown
- Migration from Elizabethtown to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 67 to Elizabethtown
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#25. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
- Migration to Harrisburg in 2015-2019: 69
- Migration from Harrisburg to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Harrisburg
- Migration from Harrisburg to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Harrisburg
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#24. Wichita, KS Metro Area
- Migration to Wichita in 2015-2019: 72
- Migration from Wichita to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 72 to Wichita
- Migration from Wichita to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 72 to Wichita
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#23. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
- Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 74
- Migration from Seattle to Ames: 160 (#121 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 86 to Ames
- Migration from Seattle to Ames: 160 (#121 most common destination from Seattle)
- Net migration: 86 to Ames
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#22. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 84
- Migration from San Francisco to Ames: 18 (#226 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 66 to San Francisco
- Migration from San Francisco to Ames: 18 (#226 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Net migration: 66 to San Francisco
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#21. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
- Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 96
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Ames: 23 (#224 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 73 to Virginia Beach
- Migration from Virginia Beach to Ames: 23 (#224 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
- Net migration: 73 to Virginia Beach
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#20. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area
- Migration to Davenport in 2015-2019: 98
- Migration from Davenport to Ames: 334 (#9 most common destination from Davenport)
- Net migration: 236 to Ames
- Migration from Davenport to Ames: 334 (#9 most common destination from Davenport)
- Net migration: 236 to Ames
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#19. Rochester, MN Metro Area
- Migration to Rochester in 2015-2019: 99
- Migration from Rochester to Ames: 88 (#15 most common destination from Rochester)
- Net migration: 11 to Rochester
- Migration from Rochester to Ames: 88 (#15 most common destination from Rochester)
- Net migration: 11 to Rochester
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#18. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 107
- Migration from Los Angeles to Ames: 27 (#300 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 80 to Los Angeles
- Migration from Los Angeles to Ames: 27 (#300 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 80 to Los Angeles
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#17. Lincoln, NE Metro Area
- Migration to Lincoln in 2015-2019: 107
- Migration from Lincoln to Ames: 153 (#11 most common destination from Lincoln)
- Net migration: 46 to Ames
- Migration from Lincoln to Ames: 153 (#11 most common destination from Lincoln)
- Net migration: 46 to Ames
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#16. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area
- Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 111
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Ames: 23 (#193 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 88 to Colorado Springs
- Migration from Colorado Springs to Ames: 23 (#193 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Net migration: 88 to Colorado Springs
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#15. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
- Migration to Raleigh in 2015-2019: 113
- Migration from Raleigh to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 113 to Raleigh
- Migration from Raleigh to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 113 to Raleigh
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#14. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
- Migration to Dallas in 2015-2019: 130
- Migration from Dallas to Ames: 59 (#227 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 71 to Dallas
- Migration from Dallas to Ames: 59 (#227 most common destination from Dallas)
- Net migration: 71 to Dallas
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#13. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 138
- Migration from Washington to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 138 to Washington
- Migration from Washington to Ames: 0
- Net migration: 138 to Washington
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#12. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Waterloo in 2015-2019: 143
- Migration from Waterloo to Ames: 441 (#4 most common destination from Waterloo)
- Net migration: 298 to Ames
- Migration from Waterloo to Ames: 441 (#4 most common destination from Waterloo)
- Net migration: 298 to Ames
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#11. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
- Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 150
- Migration from San Jose to Ames: 9 (#195 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 141 to San Jose
- Migration from San Jose to Ames: 9 (#195 most common destination from San Jose)
- Net migration: 141 to San Jose
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#10. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area
- Migration to Sioux City in 2015-2019: 155
- Migration from Sioux City to Ames: 132 (#9 most common destination from Sioux City)
- Net migration: 23 to Sioux City
- Migration from Sioux City to Ames: 132 (#9 most common destination from Sioux City)
- Net migration: 23 to Sioux City
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#9. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area
- Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 162
- Migration from Kansas City to Ames: 158 (#78 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 4 to Kansas City
- Migration from Kansas City to Ames: 158 (#78 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Net migration: 4 to Kansas City
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#8. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area
- Migration to Omaha in 2015-2019: 183
- Migration from Omaha to Ames: 348 (#19 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 165 to Ames
- Migration from Omaha to Ames: 348 (#19 most common destination from Omaha)
- Net migration: 165 to Ames
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#7. Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area
- Migration to Sioux Falls in 2015-2019: 208
- Migration from Sioux Falls to Ames: 11 (#93 most common destination from Sioux Falls)
- Net migration: 197 to Sioux Falls
- Migration from Sioux Falls to Ames: 11 (#93 most common destination from Sioux Falls)
- Net migration: 197 to Sioux Falls
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#6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
- Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 226
- Migration from Phoenix to Ames: 106 (#161 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 120 to Phoenix
- Migration from Phoenix to Ames: 106 (#161 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Net migration: 120 to Phoenix
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#5. Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Cedar Rapids in 2015-2019: 234
- Migration from Cedar Rapids to Ames: 483 (#5 most common destination from Cedar Rapids)
- Net migration: 249 to Ames
- Migration from Cedar Rapids to Ames: 483 (#5 most common destination from Cedar Rapids)
- Net migration: 249 to Ames
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#4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 264
- Migration from Chicago to Ames: 790 (#73 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 526 to Ames
- Migration from Chicago to Ames: 790 (#73 most common destination from Chicago)
- Net migration: 526 to Ames
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#3. Iowa City, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Iowa City in 2015-2019: 315
- Migration from Iowa City to Ames: 238 (#14 most common destination from Iowa City)
- Net migration: 77 to Iowa City
- Migration from Iowa City to Ames: 238 (#14 most common destination from Iowa City)
- Net migration: 77 to Iowa City
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#2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 550
- Migration from Minneapolis to Ames: 1,121 (#17 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 571 to Ames
- Migration from Minneapolis to Ames: 1,121 (#17 most common destination from Minneapolis)
- Net migration: 571 to Ames
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#1. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
- Migration to Des Moines in 2015-2019: 3,565
- Migration from Des Moines to Ames: 2,781 (#1 most common destination from Des Moines)
- Net migration: 784 to Des Moines
- Migration from Des Moines to Ames: 2,781 (#1 most common destination from Des Moines)
- Net migration: 784 to Des Moines
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