Syracuse migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 13,930 people moved into the Syracuse metro and 16,143 moved out, a net of −2,213. 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 Utica, NY than anywhere else: 1,350 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Rest of New York (1,282). The listed corridors cover about 51–53% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −3,144 in 2020–21 to −2,213 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
652,273
▼ 0.2% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2010
663,132
1.6% below the 2010 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −2,451, against births minus deaths (−396) and international migration (+1,556).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 663,132 in 2010. The 2025 estimate of 652,273 is 1.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$153M
▼ $571M arrived · $725M left
Avg household income · movers
$63k in · $69k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%
Syracuse wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Syracuse metro in 2022–23 reported $571M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $725M with them, a net loss of $153M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $63k of income, vs $69k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%.
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 51% of inbound and 53% 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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