Researchers from the SmartAsset compiled a list of the cities where Millennials are moving, and found that Charlotte in North Carolina, had the greatest increase in the total number of millennials.
Overall our data shows that 71,240 millennials immigrated to the city, while 60,533 emigrated from the city. This left Charlotte with a net gain of 10,707 millennials, the most in the country.
The list puts an emphasis on how many millennials immigrated to the city, how many of a city’s residents aged 25 to 34 emigrated from the city, and the net gain. It used data from the 2015 U.S. Census Bureau’s 1-Year American Community Survey to look at migration data on 218 cities, all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Here are the top 55 new cities for millennials, right now — cities that have actually seen the most relative growth in their population of 25- to 34-year-olds.
The Top 25 U.S. Cities Where Millennials Are Moving, 2017
25. Nashville, TN – 2,480 Moved in: 55,509 Moved out: 53,027
24. Salt Lake, UT – 2,517 Moved in: 23,615 Moved out: 21,098
23. Grand Rapids, MI– 2,566 Moved in: 21,919 Moved out: 19,353
22. Oklahoma City, OK – 2,608 Moved in: 44,445 Moved out: 41,837
21. Paradise, NV – 2,855 Moved in: 16,609 Moved out: 13,697
20. Lakewood, CO – 2,991 Moved in: 12,919 Moved out: 9,201
19. Port St. ucle, FL – 3,049 Moved in: 8,797 Moved out: 5,748
18. Chandler, AZ – 3,141 Moved in: 16,838 Moved out: 13,697
17. Richmond, VA – 3,147 Moved in: 28,381 Moved out: 25,234
16. Newport News, VA – 3,215 Moved in: 18,636 Moved out: 15,421
15. Brandon, FL – 3,246 Moved in: 9,819 Moved out: 6,573
14. Toledo, OH – 3,502 Moved in: 24,719 Moved out: 21,289
13. Portland, OR – 3,775 Moved in: 59,614 Moved out: 55,839
12. Fort Worth, TX – 3,785 Moved in: 51,823 Moved out: 48,038
11. Broomfield, CO – 3,961 Moved in: 7,219 Moved out: 3,258
10. St. Paul, Minnesota – 4,144 Moved in: 32,424 Moved out: 28,280
9. Denver, Colorado – 4,221 Moved in: 64,976 Moved out: 60,755
8. Fort Collins, Colorado – 4,315 Moved in: 24,847 Moved out: 20,532
7. San Francisco, California – 4,833 Moved in: 62,399 Moved out: 57,566
6. Spring Valley, Nevada – 5,347 Moved in: 13,546 Moved out: 8,199
5. Fargo, North Dakota – 5,990 Moved in: 19,375 Moved out: 13,385
4. Norfolk, Virginia – 7,198 Moved in: 33,795 Moved out: 26,597
3. Oakland, California – 7,494 Moved in: 26,456 Moved out: 18,962
2. Seattle, Washington – 9,886 Moved in: 86,641 Moved out: 76,755
1. Charlotte, North Carolina – 10,707 Moved in: 71,240 Moved out: 60,533
Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is the CEO and editorial director at CEOWORLD magazine, the leading global business magazine written strictly for CEOs, CFOs, top managers, company directors, investors, senior executives, business leaders, high net worth individuals, and the most globally powerful men and women.