2. Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach, FL
Net migration: 196,312
Opposite to Texas, Florida’s largest metro statistical area exhibits much bigger international migrants rate than that of domestic migrants. Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach has received 163,622 immigrants over the course of three years which amount to international migration rate of 28.1. Only 32,690 migrants to Miami have come from inside the house, so to speak, and they account for domestic migration rate of 5.6. It’s no wonder since Florida is considered a gateway to America for most immigrants from Latin America. While the metro area started with 5,564,635 citizens back in 2010, it’s currently a home to more than 6 million people.
