Beckley migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 2,661 people moved into the Beckley metro and 2,665 moved out, a net of −4. 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 West Virginia leads both directions, with 513 people in and 406 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 28–32% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −102 in 2020–21 to −4 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
109,940
▼ 0.7% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
126,525
13.1% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −44, births minus deaths −778, international migration +18.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 126,525 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 109,940 is 13.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$7M
▼ $69M arrived · $77M left
Avg household income · movers
$45k in · $49k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%
Beckley wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Beckley metro in 2022–23 reported $69M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $77M with them, a net loss of $7M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $45k of income, vs $49k 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 28% of inbound and 32% 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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