Duluth migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,350 people moved into the Duluth metro and 7,264 moved out, a net of +86. 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: Minneapolis, MN-WI leads both directions, with 1,560 people in and 1,761 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 42–43% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +576 in 2020–21 to +86 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
281,219
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2022
281,522
0.1% below the 2022 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+779). Births minus deaths (−876) and international migration (+36) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 281,522 in 2022. The 2025 estimate of 281,219 is 0.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$21M
▲ $298M arrived · $276M left
Avg household income · movers
$61k in · $58k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 5%
Duluth wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Duluth metro in 2022–23 reported $298M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $276M with them, a net gain of $21M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $61k of income, vs $58k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 5%.
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 43% of inbound and 42% 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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