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Which metro areas in Kansas are people moving to?

Joplin, MO-KS (5.9 per 1,000 residents), Kansas City, MO-KS (2.3 per 1,000 residents) and Wichita, KS (2.0 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Kansas metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Kansas metro areas

Kansas metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Joplin, MO-KS5.9+1,237208,796
2Kansas City, MO-KS2.3+5,1702,270,682
3Wichita, KS2.0+1,325663,809
4Topeka, KS1.0+232233,052
5Manhattan, KS0.1+8136,122
6St. Joseph, MO-KS−1.4−165119,170
7Lawrence, KS−6.0−729120,920

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 Kansas gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Joplin, MO-KS: 5.9 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Kansas City, MO-KS (2.3 per 1,000 residents) and Wichita, KS (2.0 per 1,000 residents), of 7 Kansas 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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