Joplin migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,633 people moved into the Joplin metro and 6,331 moved out, a net of +1,302. 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 Missouri leads both directions, with 1,206 people in and 823 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 42% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has strengthened over the last three years, from +1,128 in 2020–21 to +1,302 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
208,796
▲ 0.7% year over year · growing
Peak population
208,796
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +1,237 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+30) and international migration (+280).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 208,796 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$20M
▲ $190M arrived · $170M left
Avg household income · movers
$48k in · $49k out
similar incomes both directions
Joplin wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Joplin metro in 2022–23 reported $190M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $170M with them, a net gain of $20M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $48k of income, vs $49k 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 42% 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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