How America Moves

San Francisco County, CA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, San Francisco County, CA saw a net loss of 913 tax-filing households and a net loss of 7,510 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from San Mateo County; the largest outflow went to San Mateo County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
-913
tax returns
Net people
-7,510
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$4.7B
Moved out$6.8B
Net -$2.1B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1San Mateo County, CA3,710$609.5M
  2. 2Alameda County, CA3,459$503.8M
  3. 3Santa Clara County, CA3,335$607.6M
  4. 4Los Angeles County, CA1,877$230.2M
  5. 5Contra Costa County, CA1,661$165.0M
  6. 6San Diego County, CA836$93.6M
  7. 7New York County, NY804$236.0M
  8. 8King County, WA790$141.7M
  9. 9Marin County, CA786$187.4M
  10. 10Orange County, CA641$74.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1San Mateo County, CA4,514$798.9M
  2. 2Alameda County, CA3,938$642.9M
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA2,100$420.7M
  4. 4Contra Costa County, CA2,092$331.9M
  5. 5Santa Clara County, CA2,061$513.1M
  6. 6New York County, NY1,653$362.1M
  7. 7Marin County, CA1,364$550.5M
  8. 8San Diego County, CA927$180.2M
  9. 9Kings County, NY885$171.7M
  10. 10King County, WA696$142.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$28.5B (-156,934 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$314.4M+1,461
2013-$865.3M-6,450
2014-$544.3M-5,800
2015-$220.8M-2,283
2016+$1.5B-9,579
2017-$2.4B-16,732
2018-$1.3B-11,609
2019-$2.6B-13,442
2020-$6.9B-39,202
2021-$8.0B-32,230
2022-$4.8B-13,558
2023-$2.1B-7,510

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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.