Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 209,236 people moved into the Los Angeles metro and 315,519 moved out, a net of −106,283. 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: Riverside, CA leads both directions, with 43,674 people in and 78,209 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −170,835 in 2020–21 to −106,283 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
12,844,441
▼ 0.5% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2017
13,266,524
3.2% below the 2017 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −130,828, against births minus deaths (+30,302) and international migration (+38,486).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 13,266,524 in 2017. The 2025 estimate of 12,844,441 is 3.2% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$4.9B
▼ $13.3B arrived · $18.2B left
Avg household income · movers
$94k in · $95k out
similar incomes both directions
Los Angeles wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Los Angeles metro in 2022–23 reported $13.3B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $18.2B with them, a net loss of $4.9B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $94k of income, vs $95k 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 92% of inbound and 93% 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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