Albany-Schenectady-Troy migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 23,162 people moved into the Albany metro and 23,669 moved out, a net of −507. 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: more arrivals come from New York, NY-NJ than anywhere else: 4,495 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Rest of New York (2,248). The listed corridors cover about 47–54% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −357 in 2020–21 to −507 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
915,835
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
915,835
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+2,604); domestic migration added +2,380 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 915,835 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$113M
▼ $1.1B arrived · $1.2B left
Avg household income · movers
$74k in · $80k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 8%
Albany wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Albany metro in 2022–23 reported $1.1B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.2B with them, a net loss of $113M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $74k of income, vs $80k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 8%.
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 54% of inbound and 47% 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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