Baton Rouge migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 20,085 people moved into the Baton Rouge metro and 21,783 moved out, a net of −1,698. 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: New Orleans, LA leads both directions, with 2,647 people in and 1,869 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 49–51% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −1,556 in 2020–21 to −1,698 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
888,699
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
888,699
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 773 people to domestic migration. International migration (+3,652) and births minus deaths (+1,347) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 888,699 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$156M
▼ $654M arrived · $810M left
Avg household income · movers
$57k in · $64k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%
Baton Rouge wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Baton Rouge metro in 2022–23 reported $654M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $810M with them, a net loss of $156M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $57k of income, vs $64k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%.
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 51% of inbound and 49% 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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