Helena migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,388 people moved into the Helena metro and 3,687 moved out, a net of +701. 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: Bozeman, MT leads both directions, with 541 people in and 278 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 31–33% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +1,756 in 2020–21 to +701 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
97,153
▲ 0.6% year over year · growing
Peak population
97,153
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +635 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−94) and international migration (+4).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 97,153 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$47M
▲ $185M arrived · $138M left
Avg household income · movers
$70k in · $61k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 15%
Helena wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Helena metro in 2022–23 reported $185M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $138M with them, a net gain of $47M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $70k of income, vs $61k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 15%.
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 33% of inbound and 31% 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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