Suburbs have gained population from international and domestic migration, while rural areas fell behind Total international migration by
While all community types gained at least some population from international migration, suburban counties stand out in terms of domestic migration. A net of 6.4 million people have moved from urban and rural areas into the suburbs since 2000 (meaning that 6.4 million more people moved into suburban areas from an urban or rural area than moved out of suburban areas to different types of communities), while cities lost a net of 5.4 million people and rural counties lost 1.0 million people to other community types. Combined with international migration, urban counties gained a net total of only 1.6 million people due to migration and rural counties lost about 400,000, compared with suburban counties’ gain of 11.7 million people.
Suburbs have gained population from international and domestic migration, while  | rural areas fell behind  | Total international migration by  | Total domestic migration by  | Net international and domestic  | migration by county type,  | county type, 2000-2014, in  | county type, 2000-2014, in  | millions  | millions  | migration 2000-2014, in millions  | Urban  | 1.6  | 7.0  | 5.4  | Suburban  | 5.4  | 6.4  | 11.7  | Rural  | 0.6  | 1.0  | 0.4  | Note: Source County Pew Research categories based on the Nationa ofu.s Census Center for Bureau Health 2000 Statistics 2014 Urban-Rura population Classification Scheme for Counties  | Source Pew Research categories Centeranalysis ofu.s Census Bureau 2000 and 2014 county population estimates.  | "What Unites and Divides Urban Suburbanand Rural Communities'  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 