Athens-Clarke County migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,966 people moved into the Athens metro and 9,952 moved out, a net of +14. 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: Atlanta, GA leads both directions, with 2,819 people in and 2,939 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 48–51% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +823 in 2020–21 to +14 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
224,148
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2024
224,159
0.0% below the 2024 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −1,346, against births minus deaths (+440) and international migration (+922).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 224,159 in 2024. The 2025 estimate of 224,148 sits just below it.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$6M
▼ $366M arrived · $373M left
Avg household income · movers
$60k in · $60k out
similar incomes both directions
Athens wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Athens metro in 2022–23 reported $366M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $373M with them, a net loss of $6M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $60k of income, vs $60k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 48% of inbound and 51% 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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