Which metro areas in Florida are people moving to?
Port St. Lucie, FL (20.3 per 1,000 residents), Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (15.9 per 1,000 residents) and North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (15.3 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Florida metro areas in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 12 ranked Florida metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Per 1,000 residents, 2025 | Net movers 2025 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 20.3 | +11,532 | 568,721 |
| 2 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 15.9 | +11,894 | 746,933 |
| 3 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 15.3 | +14,471 | 948,158 |
| 4 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 14.3 | +3,298 | 231,174 |
| 5 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 10.1 | +3,167 | 315,098 |
| 6 | Jacksonville, FL | 9.7 | +17,360 | 1,785,500 |
| 7 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 8.1 | +4,414 | 544,949 |
| 8 | Gainesville, FL | 0.5 | +185 | 359,036 |
| 9 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | −0.5 | −1,539 | 3,418,895 |
| 10 | Tallahassee, FL | −0.5 | −179 | 397,442 |
| 11 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | −0.6 | −1,785 | 2,957,672 |
| 12 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | −17.8 | −113,724 | 6,391,072 |
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. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and 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 Florida gains the most people from the rest of the country?
Port St. Lucie, FL: 20.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (15.9 per 1,000 residents) and North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (15.3 per 1,000 residents), of 12 Florida 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. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and 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.