Lawton migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,847 people moved into the Lawton metro and 8,490 moved out, a net of −643. 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 Rest of Oklahoma than anywhere else: 555 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Oklahoma City, OK (1,092). The listed corridors cover about 45–47% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +289 in 2020–21 to −643 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
127,590
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2012
132,586
3.8% below the 2012 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 177 people to domestic migration. International migration (+274) and births minus deaths (+343) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 132,586 in 2012. The 2025 estimate of 127,590 is 3.8% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$33M
▼ $180M arrived · $213M left
Avg household income · movers
$47k in · $51k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%
Lawton wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Lawton metro in 2022–23 reported $180M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $213M with them, a net loss of $33M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $47k of income, vs $51k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%.
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 45% 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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