Harrisburg-Carlisle migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 22,088 people moved into the Harrisburg metro and 20,345 moved out, a net of +1,743. 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: York, PA leads both directions, with 2,390 people in and 2,702 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 57–58% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +2,283 in 2020–21 to +1,743 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
617,427
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
617,427
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+1,465); domestic migration added +1,274 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 617,427 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$67M
▼ $804M arrived · $871M left
Avg household income · movers
$63k in · $70k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 11%
Harrisburg wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Harrisburg metro in 2022–23 reported $804M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $871M with them, a net loss of $67M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $63k of income, vs $70k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 11%.
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 58% of inbound and 57% 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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