census.gov Notification
Due to the lapse of federal funding, portions of this website are not being updated. Any inquiries submitted via www.census.gov will not be answered until appropriations are enacted.

Mobility of the Population of the United States: March 1970 to March 1974

Written by:
Report Number: P20-273

Persons moving from metropolitan areas exceeded immigrants from nonmetropolitan areas in the period 1970-74, according to estimates from the Current Population Survey. In the period March 1970 to March 1974, the survey data indicate that 5,965,000 persons 4 years old and over moved out to metropolitan areas of the United States and 4,121,000 moved into metropolitan areas, resulting in a net migration loss from metropolitan to nonmetropolitan areas of 1,844,000.

Tables

Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021