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Which metro areas in Utah are people moving to?

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (4.2 per 1,000 residents), Ogden, UT (0.3 per 1,000 residents) and Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (−4.7 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Utah metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 4 ranked Utah metro areas

Utah metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT4.2+3,279773,426
2Ogden, UT0.3+172672,784
3Salt Lake City-Murray, UT−4.7−6,0991,308,377
4Logan, UT-ID−6.3−1,015160,889

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

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT: 4.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Ogden, UT (0.3 per 1,000 residents) and Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (−4.7 per 1,000 residents), of 4 Utah 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.

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