Macon-Bibb County migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 10,346 people moved into the Macon metro and 9,252 moved out, a net of +1,094. 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 Atlanta, GA than anywhere else: 2,042 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Warner Robins, GA (2,125). The listed corridors cover about 49–50% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +1,023 in 2020–21 to +1,094 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
238,553
▲ 0.3% year over year · growing
Peak population
238,553
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +614 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−212) and international migration (+269).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 238,553 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$5M
▲ $276M arrived · $271M left
Avg household income · movers
$50k in · $52k out
similar incomes both directions
Macon wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Macon metro in 2022–23 reported $276M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $271M with them, a net gain of $5M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $50k of income, vs $52k 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 49% of inbound and 50% 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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