Asheville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 18,580 people moved into the Asheville metro and 16,159 moved out, a net of +2,421. 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: Rest of North Carolina leads both directions, with 2,070 people in and 2,792 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 51–52% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +3,317 in 2020–21 to +2,421 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
422,345
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2024
422,979
0.1% below the 2024 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −734, births minus deaths −1,057, international migration +1,171.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 422,979 in 2024. The 2025 estimate of 422,345 is 0.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$353M
▲ $1.1B arrived · $718M left
Avg household income · movers
$88k in · $69k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 28%
Asheville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Asheville metro in 2022–23 reported $1.1B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $718M with them, a net gain of $353M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $88k of income, vs $69k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 28%.
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 52% 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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