How America Moves

Alameda County, CA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Alameda County, CA saw a net loss of 8,347 tax-filing households and a net loss of 18,573 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.4B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Santa Clara County; the largest outflow went to Contra Costa County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.4B
nominal dollars
Net households
-8,347
tax returns
Net people
-18,573
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$5.0B
Moved out$6.4B
Net -$1.4B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Santa Clara County, CA6,578$1.3B
  2. 2Contra Costa County, CA4,871$628.8M
  3. 3San Francisco County, CA3,938$642.9M
  4. 4San Mateo County, CA2,498$361.5M
  5. 5Los Angeles County, CA2,023$182.7M
  6. 6San Joaquin County, CA1,528$114.3M
  7. 7Sacramento County, CA1,027$78.0M
  8. 8San Diego County, CA789$70.1M
  9. 9Solano County, CA690$43.7M
  10. 10Orange County, CA638$68.4M

Where movers went

  1. 1Contra Costa County, CA7,141$1.0B
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA4,634$742.5M
  3. 3San Francisco County, CA3,459$503.8M
  4. 4San Joaquin County, CA3,092$331.8M
  5. 5Los Angeles County, CA2,118$227.9M
  6. 6San Mateo County, CA2,026$301.6M
  7. 7Sacramento County, CA1,592$151.5M
  8. 8San Diego County, CA1,019$138.8M
  9. 9Solano County, CA995$85.5M
  10. 10King County, WA846$123.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$8.8B (-141,821 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$74.0M+3,722
2013+$234.2M+2,447
2014+$165.5M+809
2015-$53.2M+893
2016-$58.2M-6,330
2017-$342.4M-16,449
2018-$315.8M-11,358
2019-$841.7M-12,453
2020-$1.1B-22,685
2021-$2.6B-35,004
2022-$2.5B-26,840
2023-$1.4B-18,573

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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.