Colorado saw an influx of 210,939 people from other states and abroad from 2009 to 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Monday.
The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield metro area picked up 89,883 people from other states and abroad during that time period, the bureau said.
The city of Denver added 21,436 residents from other states and abroad from 2009 to 2010.
The out-migration to other states from Colorado was 154,629. From the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area, it was 60,605. From Denver it was 18,793.
By region, people in the West were most likely to move — 14.7 percent. Individuals in the South were the second most likely to move — 13.6 percent. The least likely to move were people in the Northeast (8.3 percent) followed by those in the Midwest (11.8 percent).
In the overall report, the agency said that among those who moved between 2009 and 2010, more than four out of 10 (16.4 million, or 43.7 percent) did so for housing-related reasons.
This included the desire to live in a new or better home or apartment.
Among other reasons for moving, people cited family concerns (30.3 percent), employment needs (16.4 percent) and other factors (9.5 percent).
The Census Bureau examined how many people moved from the state, metro area and Denver to other states but did not calculate how many moved abroad.
The report noted that principal cities within the nation's metro areas experienced a net loss of 2.3 million movers, while the suburbs experienced a net gain of 2.5 million movers.
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