Albany migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 5,256 people moved into the Albany metro and 5,577 moved out, a net of −321. 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: Rest of Georgia leads both directions, with 917 people in and 677 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 31–34% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −451 in 2020–21 to −321 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
145,510
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2011
154,571
5.9% below the 2011 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −359, against births minus deaths (−25) and international migration (+181).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 154,571 in 2011. The 2025 estimate of 145,510 is 5.9% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$36M
▼ $112M arrived · $148M left
Avg household income · movers
$40k in · $48k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%
Albany wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Albany metro in 2022–23 reported $112M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $148M with them, a net loss of $36M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $40k of income, vs $48k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%.
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 34% of inbound and 31% 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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