Kansas City Area Migration Report 1994-2004 Conclusion

• The Kansas City area continues to be seen as a region that provides opportunity as evidenced by the attraction of 54,000 net new residents through migration between 1994 and 2004.
• There are two major trends in out-migration.
  • Several area residents have moved to surrounding counties (especially the Lake of the Ozarks area).
  • Out-migration to the west and Sunbelt is significant, reflecting a national population shift.
• Kansas City is a regional draw. Much of the net in-migration comes from surrounding states.
• Migration trends over time show a decline in in-migrants over the last few years. However, the rate of in-migration has consistently been higher than the rate of out- migration.