Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 137,530 people moved into the Miami metro and 191,921 moved out, a net of −54,391. 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: 27,268 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Orlando, FL (15,181).
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −25,404 in 2020–21 to −54,391 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
6,391,072
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2024
6,399,981
0.1% below the 2024 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −113,724, against births minus deaths (+12,578) and international migration (+93,450).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 6,399,981 in 2024. The 2025 estimate of 6,391,072 is 0.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$3.9B
▲ $13.6B arrived · $9.8B left
Avg household income · movers
$154k in · $83k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 86%
Miami wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Miami metro in 2022–23 reported $13.6B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $9.8B with them, a net gain of $3.9B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $154k of income, vs $83k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 86%.
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 85% of inbound and 86% 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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