Paducah migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,559 people moved into the Paducah metro and 3,242 moved out, a net of +317. 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: Rest of Kentucky leads both directions, with 839 people in and 854 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 25–33% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has strengthened over the last three years, from +229 in 2020–21 to +317 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
102,259
▼ 0.3% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
104,010
1.7% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+35). Births minus deaths (−421) and international migration (+75) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 104,010 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 102,259 is 1.7% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$3M
▲ $106M arrived · $103M left
Avg household income · movers
$53k in · $55k out
similar incomes both directions
Paducah wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Paducah metro in 2022–23 reported $106M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $103M with them, a net gain of $3M.
- 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 25% of inbound and 33% 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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