Elizabethtown migration, mapped

In 2022–23, 6,882 people moved into the Elizabethtown metro and 7,166 moved out, a net of −284. 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: Louisville, KY-IN leads both directions, with 1,828 people in and 1,839 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 42–44% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
  • Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +394 in 2020–21 to −284 in 2022–23†.

Population · 2025

128,666

▲ 0.7% year over year · growing

Peak population

128,666

highest in the series shown (since 2000)

Population since 2000
peak 129k · 2025 2000 2025
Why it changes: births, deaths, and migration by year
2011 2025
births − deaths international domestic in domestic out

Why the population is changing

  • Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +512 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+196) and international migration (+159).
  • Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 128,666 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.

Net income flow · 2022–23

−$18M

▼ $188M arrived · $205M left

Avg household income · movers

$53k in · $55k out

similar incomes both directions

Net income moved per year · Elizabethtown metro
2017–182018–19†2019–202020–212021–222022–23†
net income gain net income loss AGI of movers, IRS migration files · not inflation-adjusted

Elizabethtown wealth migration

  • Money moved: households moving into the Elizabethtown metro in 2022–23 reported $188M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $205M with them, a net loss of $18M.
  • Income gap: the average household moving in reported $53k of income, vs $55k 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 42% of inbound and 44% 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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