The US Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program determined which US metro areas experienced the most negative net migration between 2010 and 2018. (Negative net migration is defined as having more people moving out rather than in.) Save cities in the South which experienced much more positive net migration, some cities that experienced negative net migration did so due to natural changes (more deaths than births) and to changing economic conditions.
Though some of the cities experiencing negative net migration took big hits population-wise, some had lower levels of population loss and a few actually had population increases where those people who stayed had more children.
Take a look at the Top 20 Cities with the Most Negative Net Migration:
20. Brownsville – Harlingen TX
-20,487 between 2010-2018
-5.0% of 2010 population of 406,220
19. Charleston WVA
-12,194 between 2010-2018
-5.4% of 2010 population of 277,078
18. Saginaw MI
-10,863 between 2010-2018
-5.4% of 2010 population of 200,169
17. Flint MI
-23,255 between 2010-2018
-5.5% of 2010 population of 425,790
16. Johnston PA
-7,980 between 2010-2018
-5.6% of 2010 population of 143,528
15. El Centro CA
-9,701 between 2010-2018
-5.6% of 2010 population of 174,528
14. Elmira NY
-4,950 between 2010-2018
-5.6% of 2010 population of 88,830
13. Sierra Vista – Douglas AZ
-7,484 between 2010-2018
-5.7% of 2010 population of 131,346
12. Rockford IL
-20,375 between 2010-2018
– 5.8% of 2010 population of 349,431
11. Albany GA
-9,674 between 2010-2018
-6.1% of 2010 population of 157,308
10. Vineland – Bridgeton NJ
-10,118 between 2010-2018
-6.4% of 2010 population of 156,898
9. Decatur IL
-7,220 between 2010-2018
-6.5% of 2010 population of 110,768
8. Danville IL
-5,455 between 2010-2018
-6.7% of 2010 population of 81,625
7. Lawton OK
-11,422 between 2010-2018
-8.8% of 2010 population of 130,291
6. Fairbanks AK
-8,736 between 2010-2018
-9.0% of 2010 population of 97,581
5. Farmington NM
-11,873 between 2010-2018
-9.1% of 2010 population of 130,044
4. Hanford – Corcoran CA
-14,567 between 2010-2018
-9.5% of 2010 population of 152,982
3. Hinesville GA
-8,248 between 2010-2018
-10.6% of 2010 population of 77,917
2. Pine Bluff AK
-11,360 between 2010-2018
-11.3% of 2010 population of 100,258
- Watertown – Fort Drum NY
-14,329 between 2010-2018
-12.3% of 2010 population of 116,229
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