Pittsburgh migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 41,068 people moved into the Pittsburgh metro and 44,993 moved out, a net of −3,925. 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 3,591 people in and 3,471 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 52–55% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −6,170 in 2020–21 to −3,925 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
2,421,992
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
2,522,850
4.0% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+1,659). Births minus deaths (−7,796) and international migration (+2,894) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 2,522,850 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 2,421,992 is 4.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$624M
▼ $2.0B arrived · $2.6B left
Avg household income · movers
$72k in · $88k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 22%
Pittsburgh wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Pittsburgh metro in 2022–23 reported $2.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $2.6B with them, a net loss of $624M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $72k of income, vs $88k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 22%.
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 52% of inbound and 55% 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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