Flint migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 13,215 people moved into the Flint metro and 12,910 moved out, a net of +305. 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: Detroit, MI leads both directions, with 5,683 people in and 4,497 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 71–72% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −566 in 2020–21 to +305 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
401,093
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2004
442,534
9.4% below the 2004 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+420). Births minus deaths (−1,138) and international migration (+495) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 442,534 in 2004. The 2025 estimate of 401,093 is 9.4% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$17M
▼ $430M arrived · $447M left
Avg household income · movers
$54k in · $56k out
similar incomes both directions
Flint wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Flint metro in 2022–23 reported $430M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $447M with them, a net loss of $17M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $54k of income, vs $56k 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 72% of inbound and 71% 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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