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Metros Sending The Most People To Tampa

By Rachel Pitts

Here is a list of metros that are sending the most people to Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Tampa from the metro between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

  • #15. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Cape Coral in 2015-2019: 1,451 (#4 most common destination from Cape Coral)
    – Migration from Tampa to Cape Coral: 1,863 (#12 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 412 to Cape Coral

  • #14. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Palm Bay in 2015-2019: 1,644 (#2 most common destination from Palm Bay)
    – Migration from Tampa to Palm Bay: 1,291 (#14 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 353 to Tampa

  • #13. Gainesville, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Gainesville in 2015-2019: 1,664 (#4 most common destination from Gainesville)
    – Migration from Tampa to Gainesville: 2,939 (#8 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 1,275 to Gainesville

  • #12. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Boston in 2015-2019: 1,747 (#16 most common destination from Boston)
    – Migration from Tampa to Boston: 819 (#25 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 928 to Tampa

  • #11. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Detroit in 2015-2019: 2,354 (#7 most common destination from Detroit)
    – Migration from Tampa to Detroit: 979 (#20 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 1,375 to Tampa

  • #10. Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Jacksonville in 2015-2019: 2,498 (#3 most common destination from Jacksonville)
    – Migration from Tampa to Jacksonville: 2,865 (#9 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 367 to Jacksonville

  • #9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 2,815 (#16 most common destination from Philadelphia)
    – Migration from Tampa to Philadelphia: 1,118 (#19 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 1,697 to Tampa

  • #8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Washington in 2015-2019: 2,834 (#25 most common destination from Washington)
    – Migration from Tampa to Washington: 2,410 (#10 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 424 to Tampa

  • #7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Atlanta in 2015-2019: 2,964 (#16 most common destination from Atlanta)
    – Migration from Tampa to Atlanta: 2,960 (#7 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 4 to Tampa

  • #6. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from North Port in 2015-2019: 3,317 (#1 most common destination from North Port)
    – Migration from Tampa to North Port: 3,907 (#4 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 590 to North Port

  • #5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Chicago in 2015-2019: 3,570 (#20 most common destination from Chicago)
    – Migration from Tampa to Chicago: 1,555 (#13 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 2,015 to Tampa

  • #4. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Lakeland in 2015-2019: 6,242 (#1 most common destination from Lakeland)
    – Migration from Tampa to Lakeland: 8,610 (#1 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 2,368 to Lakeland

  • #3. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Orlando in 2015-2019: 6,513 (#4 most common destination from Orlando)
    – Migration from Tampa to Orlando: 7,459 (#2 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 946 to Orlando

  • #2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from New York in 2015-2019: 9,927 (#12 most common destination from New York)
    – Migration from Tampa to New York: 3,224 (#5 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 6,703 to Tampa

  • #1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area

    – Migration to Tampa from Miami in 2015-2019: 10,531 (#3 most common destination from Miami)
    – Migration from Tampa to Miami: 4,428 (#3 most common destination from Tampa)
    – Net migration: 6,103 to Tampa

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