Which metro areas in Indiana are people moving to?
Terre Haute, IN (3.8 per 1,000 residents), Evansville, IN (3.6 per 1,000 residents) and Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (2.2 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Indiana metro areas in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 10 ranked Indiana metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Per 1,000 residents, 2025 | Net movers 2025 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terre Haute, IN | 3.8 | +641 | 169,241 |
| 2 | Evansville, IN | 3.6 | +996 | 273,786 |
| 3 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2.2 | +4,819 | 2,205,695 |
| 4 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1.9 | +890 | 466,258 |
| 5 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 0.8 | +1,836 | 2,312,858 |
| 6 | Bloomington, IN | 0.8 | +125 | 165,231 |
| 7 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | −1.5 | −2,115 | 1,402,509 |
| 8 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | −2.6 | −828 | 324,538 |
| 9 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | −3.6 | −33,708 | 9,434,123 |
| 10 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | −7.4 | −1,684 | 228,468 |
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 Indiana gains the most people from the rest of the country?
Terre Haute, IN: 3.8 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Evansville, IN (3.6 per 1,000 residents) and Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (2.2 per 1,000 residents), of 10 Indiana 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.