While Arlington County has many long-time residents, it’s also home to many transplants who have moved here from other parts of the country within the past 15 years or so.
Spokeo, an online white pages service, has released a list quantifying where Arlington transplants originally came from. It has done so by taking a look at out-of-town cell phone numbers associated with Arlington addresses.
According to Spokeo, the following are the top home cities for Arlington transplants — excluding locales around the D.C. and Baltimore metro area:
- Chicago
- San Francisco
- San Diego
- Los Angeles
- Houston
- Dallas
- Austin
- Pittsburgh
- Philadelphia
- New York
- Atlanta
- Denver
- Seattle
The following are the top home states for Arlington transplants, excluding Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
- Colorado (4.0%)
- Pennsylvania (3.6%)
- Delaware (3.5%)
- Massachusetts (3.3%)
- Rhode Island (3.2%)
- New Jersey (3.0%)
- Connecticut (3.0%)
- Florida (2.9%)
- Georgia (2.5%)
- North Carolina (2.5%)
- Illinois (2.4%)
- New York (2.4%)
- California (2.3%)