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out-migration

American

[aut-mahy-gray-shuhn] / ˈaʊt maɪˌgreɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

out-migrations

the action or process of leaving a region or community to settle in another region, either domestically or abroad.

Example Sentences

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Los Angeles County lost 54,000 residents from 2024 to 2025, driven by immigration restrictions and continued out-migration to other states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A 2023 paper by Stanford economist Joshua Rauh found that out-migration by California high earners accelerated after the 2012 hike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

The modest changes, Nolt said, show “that out-migration is not the principal demographic story here, but rather most Amish are staying in the Lancaster settlement.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

"Because migration is most likely to occur in more youthful populations, areas experiencing accelerated out-migration could face accelerated population aging."

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

Those who remained continued to work the land, but the out-migration of African Americans combined with other factors to make traditional agriculture less sustainable as the economic base of the region.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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