Amarillo migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,093 people moved into the Amarillo metro and 8,947 moved out, a net of +146. 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 Texas leads both directions, with 1,641 people in and 879 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 35–39% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +141 in 2020–21 to +146 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
276,235
▲ 0.7% year over year · growing
Peak population
276,235
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+706); domestic migration added +673 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 276,235 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$22M
▼ $281M arrived · $302M left
Avg household income · movers
$56k in · $61k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%
Amarillo wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Amarillo metro in 2022–23 reported $281M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $302M with them, a net loss of $22M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $56k of income, vs $61k 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 39% of inbound and 35% 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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