How America Moves

San Diego County, CA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, San Diego County, CA saw a net loss of 5,385 tax-filing households and a net loss of 18,212 individuals. On net, the area lost $223.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Los Angeles County; the largest outflow went to Riverside County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$223.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-5,385
tax returns
Net people
-18,212
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$6.3B
Moved out$6.5B
Net -$223.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA6,449$594.3M
  2. 2Riverside County, CA5,038$347.0M
  3. 3Orange County, CA4,006$383.4M
  4. 4San Bernardino County, CA1,719$109.3M
  5. 5Maricopa County, AZ1,706$136.6M
  6. 6Santa Clara County, CA1,584$264.2M
  7. 7Clark County, NV1,125$98.4M
  8. 8King County, WA1,112$160.0M
  9. 9Alameda County, CA1,019$138.8M
  10. 10San Francisco County, CA927$180.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Riverside County, CA6,563$529.8M
  2. 2Los Angeles County, CA4,999$397.9M
  3. 3Orange County, CA3,258$303.6M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ2,410$236.5M
  5. 5Clark County, NV1,808$166.2M
  6. 6San Bernardino County, CA1,333$83.6M
  7. 7Santa Clara County, CA1,191$160.3M
  8. 8King County, WA1,128$109.7M
  9. 9San Francisco County, CA836$93.6M
  10. 10Honolulu County, HI789$56.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.9B (-167,757 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$136.1M-2,144
2013-$170.9M-2,506
2014-$15.0M-7,144
2015-$54.1M-148
2016-$464.5M-10,678
2017-$74.0M-26,971
2018-$241.5M-13,569
2019-$253.5M-15,493
2020-$34.9M-18,760
2021-$119.6M-25,267
2022-$420.5M-26,865
2023-$223.6M-18,212

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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.