Hot Springs migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,446 people moved into the Hot Springs metro and 4,410 moved out, a net of +36. 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: Little Rock, AR leads both directions, with 816 people in and 1,117 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 44–52% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +716 in 2020–21 to +36 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
99,695
▼ 0.2% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2021
100,318
0.6% below the 2021 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+380). Births minus deaths (−652) and international migration (+52) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 100,318 in 2021. The 2025 estimate of 99,695 is 0.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$13M
▲ $157M arrived · $144M left
Avg household income · movers
$62k in · $58k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 7%
Hot Springs wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Hot Springs metro in 2022–23 reported $157M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $144M with them, a net gain of $13M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $62k of income, vs $58k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 7%.
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 44% of inbound and 52% 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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