Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 75,117 people moved into the Minneapolis metro and 78,756 moved out, a net of −3,639. 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 Minnesota leads both directions, with 6,736 people in and 7,290 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 53–54% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −18,923 in 2020–21 to −3,639 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
3,790,295
▲ 0.8% year over year · growing
Peak population
3,790,295
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+12,228); domestic migration added +7,690 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 3,790,295 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$1.2B
▼ $3.5B arrived · $4.6B left
Avg household income · movers
$71k in · $93k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 31%
Minneapolis wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Minneapolis metro in 2022–23 reported $3.5B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $4.6B with them, a net loss of $1.2B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $71k of income, vs $93k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 31%.
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 53% of inbound and 54% 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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