Santa Fe migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,836 people moved into the Santa Fe metro and 6,731 moved out, a net of +105. 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: Albuquerque, NM leads both directions, with 1,278 people in and 1,899 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 55–58% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +499 in 2020–21 to +105 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
156,907
▼ 0.3% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2024
157,320
0.3% below the 2024 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −147, births minus deaths −517, international migration +252.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 157,320 in 2024. The 2025 estimate of 156,907 is 0.3% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$79M
▲ $433M arrived · $354M left
Avg household income · movers
$93k in · $82k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 13%
Santa Fe wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Santa Fe metro in 2022–23 reported $433M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $354M with them, a net gain of $79M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $93k of income, vs $82k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers 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 55% of inbound and 58% 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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