PORTLAND, Ore. — The nation’s South and Southwest have traditionally attracted U.S. residents moving from other states.
But what about the Northwest, where longtime residents bemoan the flood of newbies looking to shed their pasts and enjoy a top-notch quality of life?
It turns out that Oregon, yes, continues to lure more dwellers.
All told, Oregon ranked eighth in the country in terms of overall migration gains, with 32,663 residents moving to the state, from another U.S. state, between 2015 and 2016. Florida, with 188,197 net new residents, ranked first, followed by Texas, with 95,345 and 82,176.
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Arizona (with 82,176 new residents) also topped Oregon, followed by North Carolina (80,752), Georgia (69,106), Washington (66,043) and South Carolina (40,496).
New York lost the most overall residents, with 186,366 net residents leaving the Empire State. Illinois and California, with 138,108 and 136,321 net residents leaving, nudged out New York in avoiding the bottom spot.
To that end, research from American City Business Journals indicates the zip codes losing the most residents were in North Plains, where the 97133 zip counted 10 percent fewer denizens in 2016 than in 2015. The Beavercreek area of Clackamas County also, in its 97004 zip, lost 7.3 percent while the 97423 Coquille zip, in Coos County, lost 6.7 percent.
In Portland, the 97230 zip code lost 2.1 percent of its residents, ranking lowest in the Rose City proper. Some 11,412 net new residents moved into the city between 2015 and 2016.
The full top 25 fastest-growing list is above.