Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 32,279 people moved into the Hartford metro and 34,256 moved out, a net of −1,977. 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 New Haven, CT than anywhere else: 3,803 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Waterbury, CT (3,268). The listed corridors cover about 75–76% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
Population · 2025
1,171,426
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
1,171,426
highest in the series shown (since 2020)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+5,120); domestic migration added +92 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 1,171,426 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2020.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$315M
▼ $1.6B arrived · $1.9B left
Avg household income · movers
$77k in · $85k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%
Hartford wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Hartford metro in 2022–23 reported $1.6B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.9B with them, a net loss of $315M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $77k of income, vs $85k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%.
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 76% of inbound and 75% 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 2020. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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