Brownsville-Harlingen migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,190 people moved into the Brownsville metro and 10,719 moved out, a net of −1,529. 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: McAllen, TX leads both directions, with 1,785 people in and 2,025 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 57–62% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +180 in 2020–21 to −1,529 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
433,946
▲ 0.2% year over year · growing
Peak population
433,946
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,837 people to domestic migration. International migration (+204) and births minus deaths (+2,610) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 433,946 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$15M
▼ $301M arrived · $316M left
Avg household income · movers
$63k in · $53k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%
Brownsville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Brownsville metro in 2022–23 reported $301M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $316M with them, a net loss of $15M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $63k of income, vs $53k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%.
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 57% of inbound and 62% 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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