Minneapolis/St. Paul
The Minneapolis/St. Paul/Bloomington CBSA includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago,
Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright counties
in Minnesota, and Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin.
The Minneapolis/St. Paul metro added a net 149,231 new residents from migration between 1994 and 2005. After averaging a net of approximately 16,000 new residents per year between 1994 and 2001, the rate has dropped considerably in recent years to just over 3,000 net new migrants in 2005. Migration slowed considerably in many metros when the economy was in a recession in 2001, but most have begun to rebound towards their higher growth norms. The Minneapolis/St. Paul area has yet to do so.
PDF Maps, 1994-2005
Minneapolis/St. Paul is largely a regional draw, with the largest net in-flows from the Chicago, Fargo and Milwaukee metro areas. Its out-migration patterns are typical of the rest of the nation. Sunbelt and Western metros like Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Denver top the outflow metro list.
Migration Trend, 1994-2005
| Total Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2005 | Change | % Change |
| 2,968,806 | 3,142,779 | +173,973 | +5.9% |
| Top Net Inflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 39,068 | 26,377 | 12,691 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 11,121 | 5,757 | 5,364 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 12,446 | 7,711 | 4,735 |
| Rochester, MN | 13,173 | 9,274 | 3,899 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 16,630 | 13,408 | 3,222 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 4,745 | 1,871 | 2,874 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 10,829 | 8,282 | 2,547 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 8,016 | 5,577 | 2,439 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 29,788 | 27,502 | 2,286 |
| Fresno, CA | 2,888 | 880 | 2,008 |
| Madison, WI | 8,521 | 6,515 | 2,006 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 21,770 | 19,970 | 1,800 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 3,918 | 2,121 | 1,797 |
| Des Moines, IA | 5,587 | 4,152 | 1,435 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 4,865 | 3,495 | 1,370 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1,970 | 647 | 1,323 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 4,128 | 2,933 | 1,195 |
| Wausau, WI | 2,304 | 1,130 | 1,174 |
| Green Bay, WI | 2,553 | 1,386 | 1,167 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4,734 | 3,649 | 1,085 |
| Top Net Outflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 12,212 | 22,045 | -9,833 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 3,217 | 6,113 | -2,896 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,672 | 5,127 | -2,455 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 7,059 | 9,213 | -2,154 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 595 | 2,710 | -2,115 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,617 | 6,389 | -1,772 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,916 | 9,677 | -1,761 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 7,162 | 8,909 | -1,747 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1,774 | 3,315 | -1,541 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,644 | 3,166 | -1,522 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 5,923 | 7,302 | -1,379 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 359 | 1,714 | -1,355 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,699 | 4,037 | -1,338 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,894 | 3,157 | -1,263 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 3,042 | 4,243 | -1,201 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL | 368 | 1,536 | -1,168 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,115 | 1,943 | -828 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,012 | 1,805 | -793 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 50 | 811 | -761 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 602 | 1,191 | -589 |
| Top Total Flow Metro Areas (IN + OUT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net | Total |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 39,068 | 26,377 | 12,691 | 65,445 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 29,788 | 27,502 | 2,286 | 57,290 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 21,770 | 19,970 | 1,800 | 41,740 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 12,212 | 22,045 | (9,833) | 34,257 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 16,630 | 13,408 | 3,222 | 30,038 |
| Rochester, MN | 13,173 | 9,274 | 3,899 | 22,447 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 12,446 | 7,711 | 4,735 | 20,157 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 10,829 | 8,282 | 2,547 | 19,111 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,916 | 9,677 | (1,761) | 17,593 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 11,121 | 5,757 | 5,364 | 16,878 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 7,059 | 9,213 | (2,154) | 16,272 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 7,162 | 8,909 | (1,747) | 16,071 |
| Madison, WI | 8,521 | 6,515 | 2,006 | 15,036 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 6,995 | 7,374 | (379) | 14,369 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 8,016 | 5,577 | 2,439 | 13,593 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 5,923 | 7,302 | (1,379) | 13,225 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6,520 | 6,530 | (10) | 13,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,617 | 6,389 | (1,772) | 11,006 |
| Des Moines, IA | 5,587 | 4,152 | 1,435 | 9,739 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 5,278 | 4,307 | 971 | 9,585 |