How America Moves

Boulder County, CO

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Boulder County, CO saw a net loss of 1,006 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,587 individuals. On net, the area gained $38.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Denver County; the largest outflow went to Weld County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$38.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,006
tax returns
Net people
-1,587
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.3B
Moved out$1.3B
Net +$38.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Denver County, CO1,036$134.5M
  2. 2Weld County, CO848$55.4M
  3. 3Jefferson County, CO813$69.6M
  4. 4Adams County, CO745$75.2M
  5. 5Larimer County, CO742$53.3M
  6. 6Broomfield County, CO671$66.7M
  7. 7Arapahoe County, CO341$24.2M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA230$23.3M
  9. 9El Paso County, CO190$13.0M
  10. 10Cook County, IL183$38.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1Weld County, CO1,534$126.1M
  2. 2Denver County, CO1,300$95.5M
  3. 3Jefferson County, CO1,060$89.8M
  4. 4Larimer County, CO984$88.0M
  5. 5Adams County, CO960$66.9M
  6. 6Broomfield County, CO791$73.7M
  7. 7Arapahoe County, CO293$19.6M
  8. 8Douglas County, CO192$18.5M
  9. 9Los Angeles County, CA188$12.1M
  10. 10El Paso County, CO183$12.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$1.2B (-7,293 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$80.6M+821
2013+$128.3M+985
2014-$3.5M-165
2015+$84.9M+1,095
2016+$122.0M+122
2017+$166.5M-1,227
2018+$135.8M-194
2019+$229.5M+43
2020+$191.6M-1,503
2021+$287.2M-2,134
2022-$254.7M-3,549
2023+$38.9M-1,587

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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.