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Jefferson County, AL

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Jefferson County, AL saw a net loss of 1,053 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,811 individuals. On net, the area lost $156.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Shelby County; the largest outflow went to Shelby County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$156.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,053
tax returns
Net people
-2,811
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$880.0M
Moved out$1.0B
Net -$156.8M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Shelby County, AL2,379$188.3M
  2. 2St. Clair County, AL722$42.1M
  3. 3Tuscaloosa County, AL631$37.6M
  4. 4Blount County, AL356$19.0M
  5. 5Madison County, AL350$18.6M
  6. 6Walker County, AL295$13.1M
  7. 7Montgomery County, AL281$16.5M
  8. 8Mobile County, AL205$11.2M
  9. 9Fulton County, GA175$17.6M
  10. 10Lee County, AL172$8.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Shelby County, AL2,889$229.5M
  2. 2St. Clair County, AL1,072$74.1M
  3. 3Tuscaloosa County, AL574$28.4M
  4. 4Madison County, AL455$31.7M
  5. 5Blount County, AL439$26.8M
  6. 6Walker County, AL350$20.9M
  7. 7Fulton County, GA246$20.2M
  8. 8Cullman County, AL222$17.7M
  9. 9Davidson County, TN213$19.4M
  10. 10Baldwin County, AL202$17.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.7B (-42,552 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$112.0M-3,919
2013-$30.3M-2,422
2014-$34.2M-2,532
2015-$105.2M-2,836
2016-$167.5M-3,235
2017+$58.0M-4,334
2018-$132.8M-3,433
2019-$133.0M-2,570
2020-$257.7M-5,509
2021-$294.3M-4,896
2022-$347.0M-4,055
2023-$156.8M-2,811

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.