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Illinois

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Illinois saw a net loss of 29,506 tax-filing households and a net loss of 55,609 individuals. On net, the area lost $6.1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Indiana; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$6.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
-29,506
tax returns
Net people
-55,609
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$9.4B
Moved out$15.6B
Net -$6.1B (nominal)

Illinois counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Indiana10,141$568.2M
  2. 2Florida9,299$898.9M
  3. 3California9,063$945.0M
  4. 4Texas8,236$759.0M
  5. 5Wisconsin8,111$546.0M
  6. 6Missouri7,622$475.5M
  7. 7Michigan5,881$440.6M
  8. 8Iowa4,586$246.1M
  9. 9New York4,436$593.3M
  10. 10Ohio4,105$301.3M

Top destination states

  1. 1Florida14,834$3.3B
  2. 2Indiana12,570$846.8M
  3. 3Texas12,078$1.2B
  4. 4Wisconsin11,331$915.0M
  5. 5California10,407$1.1B
  6. 6Missouri8,668$552.0M
  7. 7Arizona5,528$624.3M
  8. 8New York5,325$629.0M
  9. 9Michigan5,300$567.1M
  10. 10Iowa5,280$306.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$72.6B (-995,275 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$2.6B-52,328
2013-$3.8B-68,943
2014-$4.1B-82,881
2015-$3.5B-50,994
2016-$4.8B-87,837
2017-$6.8B-133,769
2018-$5.6B-87,673
2019-$5.9B-82,107
2020-$8.5B-100,858
2021-$10.9B-104,990
2022-$9.8B-87,286
2023-$6.1B-55,609

Counties in Illinois (102)

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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.