Saint Louis
The St. Louis CBSA includes Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties in Illinois; and Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren and Washington counties and the city of St. Louis in Missouri.
The St. Louis area is the only metro in the study to have population decline through migration (-18,037). The trend was positive between 2001 and 2003, but again dipped into the negatives in 2004 and 2005.
PDF Maps, 1994-2005
The area did see net in-migration from Chicago, Carbondale and Southern California. The largest out-migration metros include Dallas/Ft. Worth, Phoenix and Atlanta.
Migration Trend, 1994-2005
| Total Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2005 | Change | % Change |
| 2,698,687 | 2,778,518 | +79,831 | +3.0% |
| Top Net Inflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 27,575 | 25,897 | 1,678 |
| Carbondale, IL | 3,384 | 1,987 | 1,397 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 10,923 | 9,622 | 1,301 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2,845 | 1,807 | 1,038 |
| Peoria, IL | 2,462 | 1,504 | 958 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 6,562 | 5,693 | 869 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2,634 | 1,778 | 856 |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL | 5,200 | 4,391 | 809 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,573 | 1,767 | 806 |
| Decatur, IL | 1,825 | 1,089 | 736 |
| Altus, OK | 675 | 61 | 614 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 1,338 | 746 | 592 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 2,305 | 1,734 | 571 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 1,038 | 602 | 436 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 670 | 235 | 435 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 965 | 540 | 425 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 516 | 100 | 416 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 5,643 | 5,229 | 414 |
| Honolulu, HI | 2,437 | 2,036 | 401 |
| Kirksville, MO | 774 | 373 | 401 |
| Top Net Outflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 10,739 | 16,046 | -5,307 |
| Farmington, MO | 9,127 | 13,541 | -4,414 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 5,888 | 9,708 | -3,820 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 5,642 | 9,183 | -3,541 |
| Huntsville, AL | 699 | 4,084 | -3,385 |
| San Antonio, TX | 4,444 | 6,392 | -1,948 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 3,514 | 5,340 | -1,826 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,996 | 4,659 | -1,663 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 16,343 | 17,940 | -1,597 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,857 | 3,358 | -1,501 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 6,210 | 7,568 | -1,358 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 2,957 | 4,183 | -1,226 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 563 | 1,704 | -1,141 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,649 | 4,734 | -1,085 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,215 | 2,105 | -890 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 288 | 1,175 | -887 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 2,038 | 2,846 | -808 |
| Branson, MO | 316 | 1,121 | -805 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 4,198 | 5,002 | -804 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,370 | 2,169 | -799 |
| Top Total Flow Metro Areas (IN + OUT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net | Total |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 27,575 | 25,897 | 1,678 | 53,472 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 16,343 | 17,940 | (1,597) | 34,283 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 10,739 | 16,046 | (5,307) | 26,785 |
| Farmington, MO | 9,127 | 13,541 | (4,414) | 22,668 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 10,923 | 9,622 | 1,301 | 20,545 |
| Columbia, MO | 9,336 | 9,441 | (105) | 18,777 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 5,888 | 9,708 | (3,820) | 15,596 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 5,642 | 9,183 | (3,541) | 14,825 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 6,210 | 7,568 | (1,358) | 13,778 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 6,562 | 5,693 | 869 | 12,255 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 5,643 | 5,229 | 414 | 10,872 |
| San Antonio, TX | 4,444 | 6,392 | (1,948) | 10,836 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 4,775 | 5,016 | (241) | 9,791 |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL | 5,200 | 4,391 | 809 | 9,591 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 4,198 | 5,002 | (804) | 9,200 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 3,514 | 5,340 | (1,826) | 8,854 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4,496 | 4,307 | 189 | 8,803 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,649 | 4,734 | (1,085) | 8,383 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3,871 | 4,407 | (536) | 8,278 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,996 | 4,659 | (1,663) | 7,655 |