Memphis migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 29,620 people moved into the Memphis metro and 36,667 moved out, a net of −7,047. 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 Mississippi leads both directions, with 2,996 people in and 2,420 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 47–55% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −3,427 in 2020–21 to −7,047 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
1,341,412
▼ 0.3% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2019
1,354,624
1.0% below the 2019 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −10,302, against births minus deaths (+2,201) and international migration (+3,959).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 1,354,624 in 2019. The 2025 estimate of 1,341,412 is 1.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$463M
▼ $994M arrived · $1.5B left
Avg household income · movers
$60k in · $72k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%
Memphis wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Memphis metro in 2022–23 reported $994M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.5B with them, a net loss of $463M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $60k of income, vs $72k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 20%.
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 47% 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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