Omaha migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 26,151 people moved into the Omaha metro and 25,826 moved out, a net of +325. 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: Lincoln, NE leads both directions, with 2,480 people in and 1,847 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 43–44% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −1,527 in 2020–21 to +325 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
1,009,836
▲ 1.0% year over year · growing
Peak population
1,009,836
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+4,106); domestic migration added +2,258 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 1,009,836 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$97M
▼ $1.0B arrived · $1.1B left
Avg household income · movers
$64k in · $72k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%
Omaha wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Omaha metro in 2022–23 reported $1.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.1B with them, a net loss of $97M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $64k of income, vs $72k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%.
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 44% of inbound and 43% 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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