Champaign-Urbana migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,903 people moved into the Champaign metro and 9,953 moved out, a net of −2,050. 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: Chicago, IL-IN leads both directions, with 1,191 people in and 1,424 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 48–53% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −1,742 in 2020–21 to −2,050 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
239,979
▲ 0.3% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2017
240,348
0.2% below the 2017 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 2,118 people to domestic migration. International migration (+2,632) and births minus deaths (+328) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 240,348 in 2017. The 2025 estimate of 239,979 is 0.2% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$155M
▼ $288M arrived · $443M left
Avg household income · movers
$55k in · $68k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 24%
Champaign wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Champaign metro in 2022–23 reported $288M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $443M with them, a net loss of $155M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $55k of income, vs $68k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals 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 48% of inbound and 53% 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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