Yakima migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 5,532 people moved into the Yakima metro and 6,742 moved out, a net of −1,210. 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 Seattle, WA than anywhere else: 840 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Kennewick, WA (1,269). The listed corridors cover about 60–64% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −749 in 2020–21 to −1,210 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
259,185
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population
259,185
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,550 people to domestic migration. International migration (+841) and births minus deaths (+913) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 259,185 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$38M
▼ $177M arrived · $216M left
Avg household income · movers
$56k in · $54k out
similar incomes both directions
Yakima wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Yakima metro in 2022–23 reported $177M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $216M with them, a net loss of $38M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $56k of income, vs $54k 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 60% of inbound and 64% 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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