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Arapahoe County, CO

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arapahoe County, CO saw a net loss of 1,801 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,537 individuals. On net, the area lost $483.0M 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)
-$483.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,801
tax returns
Net people
-4,537
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.3B
Moved out$2.8B
Net -$483.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Denver County, CO8,748$751.3M
  2. 2Douglas County, CO2,753$257.3M
  3. 3Adams County, CO2,708$146.5M
  4. 4Jefferson County, CO2,398$162.3M
  5. 5El Paso County, CO679$37.6M
  6. 6Los Angeles County, CA367$31.5M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ357$37.0M
  8. 8Larimer County, CO313$17.2M
  9. 9Weld County, CO312$18.0M
  10. 10Boulder County, CO293$19.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Denver County, CO7,829$801.1M
  2. 2Douglas County, CO4,025$430.9M
  3. 3Adams County, CO3,155$175.9M
  4. 4Jefferson County, CO2,515$193.3M
  5. 5El Paso County, CO808$47.6M
  6. 6Weld County, CO467$30.3M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ431$43.2M
  8. 8Larimer County, CO373$24.7M
  9. 9Boulder County, CO341$24.2M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA248$18.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$759.2M (-7,285 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$146.5M+2,636
2013+$57.5M+3,759
2014-$48.1M+2,559
2015+$29.2M+2,418
2016+$56.3M+823
2017+$102.7M-889
2018-$32.3M-211
2019-$130.4M-1,699
2020-$148.2M-2,658
2021-$169.7M-3,757
2022-$139.6M-5,729
2023-$483.0M-4,537

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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.