{"id":656,"date":"2026-05-20T20:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=656"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:31:18","slug":"5-20-26-new-white-paper-where-yall-from-chattanoogas-domestic-migration-2021-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/2026\/05\/20\/5-20-26-new-white-paper-where-yall-from-chattanoogas-domestic-migration-2021-25\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/20\/26: New White Paper: Chattanooga&#8217;s Domestic Migration, 2021-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"map showing net in-migration to Chattanooga\" class=\"wp-image-657\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3252937325569376;width:455px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/Picture1.png 601w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/Picture1-580x436.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A new white paper from the CRER looks at the origins and destinations of Chattanooga&#8217;s domestic migrants. 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