Anniston-Oxford migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,463 people moved into the Anniston metro and 4,237 moved out, a net of +226. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Alabama leads both directions, with 1,193 people in and 1,177 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 58–61% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −76 in 2020–21 to +226 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
115,834
▼ 0.4% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2010
118,420
2.2% below the 2010 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −69, births minus deaths −442, international migration +37.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 118,420 in 2010. The 2025 estimate of 115,834 is 2.2% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$3M
▼ $110M arrived · $113M left
Avg household income · movers
$46k in · $47k out
similar incomes both directions
Anniston wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Anniston metro in 2022–23 reported $110M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $113M with them, a net loss of $3M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $46k of income, vs $47k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 58% of inbound and 61% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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