Mobile migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 10,507 people moved into the Mobile metro and 11,230 moved out, a net of −723. 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: Daphne, AL leads both directions, with 1,407 people in and 1,830 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 50–56% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −1,226 in 2020–21 to −723 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
411,658
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2016
415,169
0.8% below the 2016 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −996, against births minus deaths (+127) and international migration (+320).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 415,169 in 2016. The 2025 estimate of 411,658 is 0.8% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$32M
▼ $329M arrived · $361M left
Avg household income · movers
$54k in · $56k out
similar incomes both directions
Mobile wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Mobile metro in 2022–23 reported $329M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $361M with them, a net loss of $32M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $54k of income, vs $56k 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 50% of inbound and 56% 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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