How America Moves

Merced County, CA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Merced County, CA saw a net loss of 679 tax-filing households and a net loss of 699 individuals. On net, the area lost $50.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Stanislaus County; the largest outflow went to Stanislaus County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$50.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
-679
tax returns
Net people
-699
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$241.5M
Moved out$292.3M
Net -$50.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Stanislaus County, CA972$48.3M
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA674$48.8M
  3. 3Fresno County, CA228$9.6M
  4. 4San Joaquin County, CA215$9.5M
  5. 5Alameda County, CA178$10.2M
  6. 6Madera County, CA172$6.9M
  7. 7Monterey County, CA171$8.1M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA169$6.5M
  9. 9Sacramento County, CA143$6.3M
  10. 10San Benito County, CA128$7.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Stanislaus County, CA1,110$64.0M
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA426$24.8M
  3. 3Fresno County, CA351$16.3M
  4. 4Sacramento County, CA232$10.2M
  5. 5Madera County, CA221$12.9M
  6. 6San Joaquin County, CA213$8.8M
  7. 7Los Angeles County, CA161$6.5M
  8. 8Alameda County, CA126$6.2M
  9. 9San Diego County, CA111$5.8M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ84$4.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$119.8M (+8,021 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$20.5M-125
2013-$41.0M-523
2014-$26.6M-360
2015-$22.6M+239
2016-$24.7M+551
2017-$717.0K+1,502
2018+$1.3M+1,396
2019+$11.4M+1,285
2020+$19.5M+1,828
2021+$32.5M+2,152
2022+$2.3M+775
2023-$50.7M-699

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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.