How America Moves

Monterey County, CA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Monterey County, CA saw a net loss of 2,414 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,550 individuals. On net, the area lost $19.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Santa Cruz County; the largest outflow went to Santa Clara County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$19.2M
nominal dollars
Net households
-2,414
tax returns
Net people
-4,550
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$699.2M
Moved out$718.4M
Net -$19.2M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Santa Cruz County, CA721$57.0M
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA577$120.8M
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA299$31.5M
  4. 4San Diego County, CA226$21.3M
  5. 5Sacramento County, CA178$13.4M
  6. 6Fresno County, CA172$10.8M
  7. 7Alameda County, CA170$29.6M
  8. 8San Benito County, CA155$13.5M
  9. 9San Luis Obispo County, CA126$8.4M
  10. 10San Mateo County, CA109$39.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1Santa Clara County, CA606$53.5M
  2. 2Santa Cruz County, CA545$32.7M
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA346$24.1M
  4. 4San Diego County, CA310$14.7M
  5. 5Sacramento County, CA259$15.1M
  6. 6San Benito County, CA234$15.7M
  7. 7Fresno County, CA212$12.6M
  8. 8Yuma County, AZ201$7.5M
  9. 9Alameda County, CA181$12.5M
  10. 10Merced County, CA171$8.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$408.2M (-34,740 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$6.7M-1,629
2013-$190.0M-2,210
2014-$11.8M-2,409
2015+$37.1M-918
2016+$58.0M-1,625
2017+$76.8M-3,515
2018-$272.9M-2,368
2019-$7.6M-3,011
2020+$71.1M-3,659
2021-$31.5M-4,299
2022+$691.4M-4,547
2023-$19.2M-4,550

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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.