Salisbury migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,519 people moved into the Salisbury metro and 4,544 moved out, a net of −25. 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 Maryland leads both directions, with 1,020 people in and 859 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 49–55% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −61 in 2020–21 to −25 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
131,872
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
131,872
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+226); domestic migration added +95 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 131,872 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$7M
▼ $137M arrived · $144M left
Avg household income · movers
$51k in · $53k out
similar incomes both directions
Salisbury wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Salisbury metro in 2022–23 reported $137M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $144M with them, a net loss of $7M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $51k of income, vs $53k 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 55% 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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