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Adams County, CO

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Adams County, CO saw a net gain of 1,478 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,221 individuals. On net, the area lost $32.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Denver County; the largest outflow went to Denver County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$32.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,478
tax returns
Net people
+1,221
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.5B
Moved out$1.5B
Net -$32.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Denver County, CO5,110$321.4M
  2. 2Jefferson County, CO3,327$223.6M
  3. 3Arapahoe County, CO3,155$175.9M
  4. 4Weld County, CO1,123$68.5M
  5. 5Broomfield County, CO1,031$88.2M
  6. 6Boulder County, CO960$66.9M
  7. 7Larimer County, CO498$30.4M
  8. 8Douglas County, CO469$37.0M
  9. 9El Paso County, CO373$19.3M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ237$16.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Denver County, CO3,626$218.5M
  2. 2Jefferson County, CO2,833$182.0M
  3. 3Arapahoe County, CO2,708$146.5M
  4. 4Weld County, CO2,058$150.0M
  5. 5Broomfield County, CO969$102.2M
  6. 6Boulder County, CO745$75.2M
  7. 7Douglas County, CO551$51.6M
  8. 8Larimer County, CO475$27.5M
  9. 9El Paso County, CO433$26.1M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ237$16.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$471.3M (+20,636 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$81.4M+4,353
2013+$25.0M+3,527
2014+$18.1M+3,173
2015+$53.7M+3,463
2016+$29.9M+2,594
2017+$100.5M+1,548
2018+$76.5M+1,032
2019+$24.5M+400
2020+$24.2M-907
2021-$30.8M-1,167
2022+$100.3M+1,399
2023-$32.0M+1,221

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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.