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Lee County, FL

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lee County, FL saw a net gain of 2,109 tax-filing households and a net gain of 4,899 individuals. On net, the area gained $1.3B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Collier County; the largest outflow went to Collier County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$1.3B
nominal dollars
Net households
+2,109
tax returns
Net people
+4,899
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$3.4B
Moved out$2.2B
Net +$1.3B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Collier County, FL2,781$254.9M
  2. 2Miami-Dade County, FL2,131$96.7M
  3. 3Broward County, FL1,040$68.4M
  4. 4Charlotte County, FL539$42.1M
  5. 5Palm Beach County, FL480$43.7M
  6. 6Hillsborough County, FL467$28.9M
  7. 7Cook County, IL368$107.5M
  8. 8Orange County, FL317$19.7M
  9. 9Sarasota County, FL299$18.6M
  10. 10Suffolk County, NY262$39.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Collier County, FL1,925$250.0M
  2. 2Charlotte County, FL1,017$93.9M
  3. 3Hillsborough County, FL754$48.7M
  4. 4Miami-Dade County, FL707$38.0M
  5. 5Broward County, FL518$32.5M
  6. 6Sarasota County, FL483$45.5M
  7. 7Orange County, FL465$26.9M
  8. 8Pinellas County, FL416$34.5M
  9. 9Palm Beach County, FL342$35.5M
  10. 10Hendry County, FL340$18.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$15.8B (+158,773 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$758.4M+8,942
2013+$344.5M+12,125
2014+$813.5M+10,614
2015+$975.9M+11,618
2016+$1.3B+15,148
2017+$1.1B+13,513
2018+$1.2B+10,425
2019+$1.3B+12,759
2020+$2.0B+17,349
2021+$2.6B+25,412
2022+$2.2B+15,969
2023+$1.3B+4,899

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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.