Cleveland migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 40,324 people moved into the Cleveland metro and 44,724 moved out, a net of −4,400. 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 6,076 people in and 7,511 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 60–64% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −4,820 in 2020–21 to −4,400 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
2,165,775
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2000
2,250,237
3.8% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 178 people to domestic migration. International migration (+5,082) and births minus deaths (−2,431) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 2,250,237 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 2,165,775 is 3.8% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$506M
▼ $1.8B arrived · $2.3B left
Avg household income · movers
$69k in · $79k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%
Cleveland wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Cleveland metro in 2022–23 reported $1.8B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $2.3B with them, a net loss of $506M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $69k of income, vs $79k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%.
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 60% of inbound and 64% 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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