Denver, Colorado
The Denver/Aurora CBSA includes Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek,
Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park counties in Colorado.
Net in-migration accounted for nearly 250,000 new Denver area residents between 1994 and 2005, one of the stronger rates among the peer metros. Like other fast growing metros such as Austin and Portland, Denver saw a sizable drop in in-migration between 2001 and 2002 as the national economy cooled. The trend since 2003 has been upward, but Denver’s net migration rate is still well below the rate experienced in the 1990s.
PDF Maps, 1994-2005
Denver is a national draw with significant net in-migration from both coasts (Los Angeles — 23,318 and New York — 7,982) as well as Chicago, the San Francisco Bay area and Dallas/Ft. Worth. Denver is losing population to nearby Greeley, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Migration Trend, 1994-2005
| Total Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2005 | Change | % Change |
| 2,179,240 | 2,359,994 | +180,754 | +8.3% |
| Top Net Inflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 47,197 | 23,879 | 23,318 |
| Boulder, CO | 75,908 | 60,620 | 15,288 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 24,569 | 12,169 | 12,400 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 14,451 | 6,469 | 7,982 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42,431 | 35,837 | 6,594 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 16,250 | 10,217 | 6,033 |
| El Paso, TX | 11,546 | 6,123 | 5,423 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 16,122 | 11,659 | 4,463 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 11,922 | 7,633 | 4,289 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8,092 | 3,871 | 4,221 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 13,151 | 10,295 | 2,856 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 10,057 | 7,369 | 2,688 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 23,520 | 20,846 | 2,674 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 9,213 | 7,059 | 2,154 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 5,359 | 3,305 | 2,054 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5,340 | 3,514 | 1,826 |
| Honolulu, HI | 4,488 | 2,689 | 1,799 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 8,414 | 6,648 | 1,766 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 3,566 | 1,903 | 1,663 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,943 | 2,384 | 1,559 |
| Top Net Outflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Greeley, CO | 25,302 | 37,472 | -12,170 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 24,548 | 30,237 | -5,689 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 9,740 | 12,995 | -3,255 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 7,350 | 9,563 | -2,213 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 24,613 | 26,260 | -1,647 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 4,884 | 5,923 | -1,039 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 1,794 | 2,683 | -889 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 203 | 944 | -741 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 6,858 | 7,514 | -656 |
| Pueblo, CO | 8,640 | 9,274 | -634 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 619 | 1,124 | -505 |
| Prescott, AZ | 431 | 892 | -461 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,550 | 1,955 | -405 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 77 | 450 | -373 |
| Tucson, AZ | 5,834 | 6,177 | -343 |
| San Antonio, TX | 5,272 | 5,607 | -335 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 575 | 890 | -315 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1,232 | 1,528 | -296 |
| St. George, UT | - | 284 | -284 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 19 | 289 | -270 |
| Top Total Flow Metro Areas (IN + OUT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net | Total |
| Boulder, CO | 75,908 | 60,620 | 15,288 | 136,528 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42,431 | 35,837 | 6,594 | 78,268 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 47,197 | 23,879 | 23,318 | 71,076 |
| Greeley, CO | 25,302 | 37,472 | (12,170) | 62,774 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 24,548 | 30,237 | (5,689) | 54,785 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 24,613 | 26,260 | (1,647) | 50,873 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 23,520 | 20,846 | 2,674 | 44,366 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 24,569 | 12,169 | 12,400 | 36,738 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 15,610 | 14,703 | 907 | 30,313 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 14,231 | 14,400 | (169) | 28,631 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 16,122 | 11,659 | 4,463 | 27,781 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 16,250 | 10,217 | 6,033 | 26,467 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 13,151 | 10,295 | 2,856 | 23,446 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 9,740 | 12,995 | (3,255) | 22,735 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 14,451 | 6,469 | 7,982 | 20,920 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 11,922 | 7,633 | 4,289 | 19,555 |
| Pueblo, CO | 8,640 | 9,274 | (634) | 17,914 |
| El Paso, TX | 11,546 | 6,123 | 5,423 | 17,669 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 10,057 | 7,369 | 2,688 | 17,426 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 7,350 | 9,563 | (2,213) | 16,913 |