Canton-Massillon migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 11,542 people moved into the Canton metro and 10,933 moved out, a net of +609. 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: Akron, OH leads both directions, with 3,239 people in and 2,984 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 65–66% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +975 in 2020–21 to +609 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
400,246
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2000
406,887
1.6% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +992 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−735) and international migration (+175).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 406,887 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 400,246 is 1.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$429k
▼ $397M arrived · $397M left
Avg household income · movers
$58k in · $58k out
similar incomes both directions
Canton wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Canton metro in 2022–23 reported $397M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $397M with them, a net loss of $429k.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $58k of income, vs $58k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 66% of inbound and 65% 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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