How America Moves

Orange County, CA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Orange County, CA saw a net loss of 12,084 tax-filing households and a net loss of 22,420 individuals. On net, the area lost $723.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Los Angeles County; the largest outflow went to Los Angeles County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$723.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
-12,084
tax returns
Net people
-22,420
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$6.0B
Moved out$6.7B
Net -$723.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA19,802$2.0B
  2. 2Riverside County, CA5,376$536.7M
  3. 3San Diego County, CA3,258$303.6M
  4. 4San Bernardino County, CA3,245$251.3M
  5. 5Santa Clara County, CA1,101$208.9M
  6. 6Maricopa County, AZ944$91.1M
  7. 7Clark County, NV857$105.2M
  8. 8King County, WA730$125.4M
  9. 9Alameda County, CA729$120.5M
  10. 10San Francisco County, CA556$110.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA16,006$1.3B
  2. 2Riverside County, CA8,367$676.0M
  3. 3San Diego County, CA4,006$383.4M
  4. 4San Bernardino County, CA3,647$262.6M
  5. 5Maricopa County, AZ1,858$197.5M
  6. 6Clark County, NV1,837$233.8M
  7. 7King County, WA937$121.8M
  8. 8Santa Clara County, CA919$105.1M
  9. 9San Francisco County, CA641$74.8M
  10. 10Alameda County, CA638$68.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$6.3B (-184,462 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$121.3M-777
2013-$366.4M-6,996
2014-$172.4M-7,807
2015-$69.2M-7,188
2016-$97.4M-11,067
2017-$347.8M-22,175
2018-$470.1M-17,856
2019-$199.3M-13,967
2020-$500.6M-18,934
2021-$1.9B-25,444
2022-$1.6B-29,831
2023-$723.1M-22,420

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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.