Fairbanks-College migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,435 people moved into the Fairbanks metro and 7,885 moved out, a net of −1,450. 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: Anchorage, AK leads both directions, with 396 people in and 694 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 34–38% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −896 in 2020–21 to −1,450 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
93,972
▼ 0.7% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2013
101,046
7.0% below the 2013 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −1,447, against births minus deaths (+620) and international migration (+186).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 101,046 in 2013. The 2025 estimate of 93,972 is 7.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$75M
▼ $193M arrived · $268M left
Avg household income · movers
$54k in · $66k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 22%
Fairbanks wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Fairbanks metro in 2022–23 reported $193M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $268M with them, a net loss of $75M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $54k of income, vs $66k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 22%.
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 34% of inbound and 38% 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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