Montgomery migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 12,596 people moved into the Montgomery metro and 13,670 moved out, a net of −1,074. 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: more arrivals come from Rest of Alabama than anywhere else: 1,398 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Birmingham, AL (1,261). The listed corridors cover about 37–43% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +579 in 2020–21 to −1,074 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
388,747
▲ 0.2% year over year · growing
Peak population
388,747
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 560 people to domestic migration. International migration (+944) and births minus deaths (+429) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 388,747 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$100M
▼ $388M arrived · $487M left
Avg household income · movers
$60k in · $68k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%
Montgomery wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Montgomery metro in 2022–23 reported $388M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $487M with them, a net loss of $100M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $60k of income, vs $68k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%.
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 37% of inbound and 43% 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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