New Haven migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 19,921 people moved into the New Haven metro and 21,630 moved out, a net of −1,709. 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 York, NY-NJ than anywhere else: 3,357 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Hartford, CT (3,803).
Population · 2025
578,741
▲ 0.2% year over year · growing
Peak population
578,741
highest in the series shown (since 2020)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,672 people to domestic migration. International migration (+2,736) and births minus deaths (+113) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 578,741 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2020.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$215M
▼ $1.0B arrived · $1.2B left
Avg household income · movers
$75k in · $84k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%
New Haven wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the New Haven metro in 2022–23 reported $1.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.2B with them, a net loss of $215M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $75k of income, vs $84k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%.
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 80% of inbound and 79% 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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