Topeka migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,749 people moved into the Topeka metro and 6,654 moved out, a net of +95. 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: Kansas City, MO-KS leads both directions, with 863 people in and 1,163 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 40–43% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −29 in 2020–21 to +95 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
233,052
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2011
234,716
0.7% below the 2011 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +232 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−190) and international migration (+226).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 234,716 in 2011. The 2025 estimate of 233,052 is 0.7% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$10M
▼ $209M arrived · $219M left
Avg household income · movers
$53k in · $54k out
similar incomes both directions
Topeka wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Topeka metro in 2022–23 reported $209M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $219M with them, a net loss of $10M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $53k of income, vs $54k 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 40% of inbound and 43% 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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