Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 243,627 people moved into the Dallas metro and 204,518 moved out, a net of +39,109. 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: more arrivals come from Houston, TX than anywhere else: 13,372 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Rest of Texas (20,401). The listed corridors cover about 70–74% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +62,115 in 2020–21 to +39,109 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
8,477,157
▲ 1.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
8,477,157
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+55,444); domestic migration added +18,197 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 8,477,157 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$2.2B
▲ $12.0B arrived · $9.9B left
Avg household income · movers
$86k in · $83k out
similar incomes both directions
Dallas wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Dallas metro in 2022–23 reported $12.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $9.9B with them, a net gain of $2.2B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $86k of income, vs $83k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 74% of inbound and 70% 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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