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Which metro areas in Arizona are people moving to?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (18.3 per 1,000 residents), Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (13.0 per 1,000 residents) and Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (11.0 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Arizona metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Arizona metro areas

Arizona metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ18.3+4,175228,102
2Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ13.0+3,278252,552
3Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ11.0+1,385126,332
4Yuma, AZ5.3+1,199224,449
5Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4.3+22,2565,228,938
6Tucson, AZ−0.3−3501,074,685
7Flagstaff, AZ−6.1−879144,368

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in Arizona gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ: 18.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (13.0 per 1,000 residents) and Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (11.0 per 1,000 residents), of 7 Arizona metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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