I think we have established that Atlanta is growing and subsequently so is the I-575 Corrdior. We are growing so fast (273 new people per day metro-wide) that we will add the number of people equal to the entire population of metro Denver (2.3 Million) by 2030. We also established that of the 273 people per day 164 of them move here (the other 109 are from reproduction of exisiting population).
The next logical question is….where are these people coming from? The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) released a Regional Snapshot this month analyzing the domestic migration of people into the 10 counties that make up the ARC (only Cobb and Cherokee are included as counties located in the I-575 Corridor).
The snapshot reveals that a little less than half of the people move from other counties within the ARC. Of those counties, Gwinnett ranked highest for in-migration outpacing out-migration with +36,000, Henry (+27,343) was second, followed by Cherokee (+18,991) and Cobb (+17,071). Dekalb (-40,851) and Fulton (-28,802) are the only counties where out-migration exceeded in-migration.
“While 37% of those moving into the Atlanta region came from a different state, only 30% of those moving out of the region went to a different state. This shows that the Atlanta region is a net attractor of people nationwide, especially from the northeast.”
Of the 37% of people who move to the Atlanta region from different states, New York is the top “origin” state with over 200,000 more people moving here than moving there. Ohio and New Jersey are also key origin states (and I see more Michigan tags than any other state, but maybe there just passing through to or from Florida?).
For those of you who enjoy jokes around the North vs South debate… my grandfather taught me years ago that the difference between a “Yankee” and a “Damn Yankee” was the fact that “Yankees” come and visit the south and “Damn Yankees” never go back home. It appears the “Damn Yankees” are here to stay and they’re bringing their friends and family with them.
The complete Regional Snapshot can be found on the ARC website by clicking here.
