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Which metro areas in Colorado are people moving to?

Greeley, CO (10.2 per 1,000 residents), Grand Junction, CO (10.1 per 1,000 residents) and Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (5.4 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Colorado metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Colorado metro areas

Colorado metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Greeley, CO10.2+3,857378,426
2Grand Junction, CO10.1+1,638162,845
3Fort Collins-Loveland, CO5.4+2,050377,292
4Colorado Springs, CO0.2+195781,796
5Pueblo, CO−3.8−648169,277
6Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO−4.7−14,6083,092,037
7Boulder, CO−6.8−2,248328,560

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

Greeley, CO: 10.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Grand Junction, CO (10.1 per 1,000 residents) and Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (5.4 per 1,000 residents), of 7 Colorado 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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