Erie migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 5,109 people moved into the Erie metro and 6,235 moved out, a net of −1,126. 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 Pennsylvania leads both directions, with 962 people in and 885 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 44% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −808 in 2020–21 to −1,126 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
265,832
▼ 0.2% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2012
281,416
5.5% below the 2012 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −390, births minus deaths −628, international migration +403.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 281,416 in 2012. The 2025 estimate of 265,832 is 5.5% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$49M
▼ $179M arrived · $228M left
Avg household income · movers
$55k in · $57k out
similar incomes both directions
Erie wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Erie metro in 2022–23 reported $179M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $228M with them, a net loss of $49M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $55k of income, vs $57k 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 44% of inbound and 44% 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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