How America Moves

Los Angeles County, CA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Los Angeles County, CA saw a net loss of 40,453 tax-filing households and a net loss of 86,523 individuals. On net, the area lost $4.4B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Orange County; the largest outflow went to Orange County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$4.4B
nominal dollars
Net households
-40,453
tax returns
Net people
-86,523
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$10.9B
Moved out$15.3B
Net -$4.4B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Orange County, CA16,006$1.3B
  2. 2San Bernardino County, CA10,887$636.9M
  3. 3Riverside County, CA6,767$427.9M
  4. 4San Diego County, CA4,999$397.9M
  5. 5Ventura County, CA4,200$438.6M
  6. 6Clark County, NV3,176$211.2M
  7. 7New York County, NY2,264$640.3M
  8. 8Maricopa County, AZ2,181$174.7M
  9. 9Santa Clara County, CA2,171$295.2M
  10. 10Alameda County, CA2,118$227.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Orange County, CA19,802$2.0B
  2. 2San Bernardino County, CA18,325$1.2B
  3. 3Riverside County, CA11,161$875.6M
  4. 4San Diego County, CA6,449$594.3M
  5. 5Ventura County, CA6,216$753.2M
  6. 6Clark County, NV5,979$521.4M
  7. 7Kern County, CA3,797$205.0M
  8. 8Maricopa County, AZ3,562$282.3M
  9. 9New York County, NY2,537$547.5M
  10. 10King County, WA2,363$289.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$42.1B (-1,015,477 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$1.1B-42,819
2013-$2.3B-50,299
2014-$1.4B-53,672
2015-$1.8B-41,700
2016-$2.1B-67,104
2017-$3.3B-111,273
2018-$2.9B-87,479
2019-$2.4B-85,719
2020-$5.5B-125,888
2021-$8.8B-145,543
2022-$6.3B-117,458
2023-$4.4B-86,523

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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.