The top 14 cities in the US people are fleeing
Many metros had more people move out than in between July 2022 and June 2023.
New Orleans ranked No. 1 for its negative net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people.
Six of the top 14 metro areas in this ranking were in California.
California cities aren't appealing to everyone. Numerous places in the Golden State were among the top 14 metros where more people moved out than moved in, adjusted by population.
Business Insider looked at negative net domestic migration estimates for US metropolitan statistical areas for the period of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. Negative net domestic migration means they had more people fleeing these metropolitan statistical areas for another US location than people in the US moving in. We adjusted those estimates by each metro's population as of July 1, 2022, to get migration rates per 1,000 residents.
Before adjusting for population size, negative net domestic migration stood out the most in the greater New York City metro area — with a value of -238,494. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California, came next, with a value of -154,634, and then Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana, with a value of -71,310.
Los Angeles continued to be notable when adjusting metro areas by their population size. Six of the 14 metros that had the biggest negative net domestic migration rates per 1,000 people were California metros. That includes San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont — as well as Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana, stood out the most though for its negative net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people among metros, with a value of -17.5.
Below are the top cities people are fleeing based on net domestic migration rates per 1,000 people.
14. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -11.83
Net domestic migration: -54,160
13. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -12.01
Net domestic migration: -154,634
12. Ithaca, New York
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -12.11
Net domestic migration: -1,263
11. New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -12.19
Net domestic migration: -238,494
10. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -13.08
Net domestic migration: -3,455
9. Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -13.46
Net domestic migration: -3,178
8. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -14.07
Net domestic migration: -6,246
7. Salinas, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -14.30
Net domestic migration: -6,190
6. Fairbanks-College, Alaska
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -14.61
Net domestic migration: -1,391
5. Minot, North Dakota
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -14.72
Net domestic migration: -1,122
4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -14.88
Net domestic migration: -28,951
3. Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -15.35
Net domestic migration: -1,772
2. Manhattan, Kansas
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -16.00
Net domestic migration: -2,134
1. New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana
Net domestic migration rate per 1,000 people: -17.49
Net domestic migration: -17,024
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