Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios
The Seattle area remains among the top destinations where college-educated Americans move when they leave their home county, per the latest census data.
Why it matters: White-collar workers tend to move where the jobs are, and cities compete to attract well-paid professionals and the tax revenue that comes with them.
By the numbers: Among Americans aged 25 and up with a bachelor's degree or higher who moved to a new county in 2023, 1.8% ended up in the Seattle metropolitan area, per the Census Bureau's one-year American Community Survey.
That's the 12th-highest percentage among the country's 100 most populous metro areas, with New York and Washington D.C. topping the list.
Zoom in: Nearly 82,000 adults over 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher moved to the Seattle metro area in 2023, per the survey.