Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 135,937 people moved into the Tampa metro and 115,512 moved out, a net of +20,425. 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: 10,185 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Lakeland, FL (7,862). The listed corridors cover about 69–75% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +41,195 in 2020–21 to +20,425 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
3,418,895
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
3,418,895
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,539 people to domestic migration. International migration (+18,413) and births minus deaths (−2,906) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 3,418,895 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$2.2B
▲ $7.0B arrived · $4.8B left
Avg household income · movers
$84k in · $68k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 24%
Tampa wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Tampa metro in 2022–23 reported $7.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $4.8B with them, a net gain of $2.2B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $84k of income, vs $68k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 24%.
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 75% of inbound and 69% 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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