Table 1.
RUCC-RUG net migration comparison
| RUCC-RUG Comparison:1990–2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUCC | Total net migration | RUG | No. W/Net loss (%) | ||
| 0 | − 9,638,770 | Major Met Core | 46 (73%) | ||
| Major Metropolitan | − 3,516,528 | 1 | 5,748,608 | Major Met Suburb | 62 (23%) |
| Midsize Met | 2,174,745 | 2 | 1,841,279 | Midsize Met | 101 (38%) |
| Small Met | 1,036,984 | 3 | 467,622 | Small Met | 89 (42%) |
| Micropolitan, Met-adjacent | 323,281 | 4 | 1,279,462 | Exurb | 76 (27%) |
| Micro, Non-adjacent | − 110,769 | 5 | 860,330 | Met-adjacent rural | 465 (46%) |
| Small Town, Adjacent | 403,145 | 6 | − 110,769 | Micropolitan | 50 (60%) |
| Small Town, Non-adjacent | − 105,905 | 7 | − 88,966 | Remote rural | 533 (64%) |
| All rural, Met-adjacent | 133,955 | 8 | |||
| All rural, non-adjacent | 16,939 | 9 | |||