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DeKalb County, IL

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, DeKalb County, IL saw a net loss of 92 tax-filing households and a net gain of 18 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Kane County; the largest outflow went to Cook County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
-92
tax returns
Net people
+18
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$165.2M
Moved out$166.9M
Net -$1.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Kane County, IL621$35.7M
  2. 2Cook County, IL466$21.3M
  3. 3DuPage County, IL256$15.8M
  4. 4Kendall County, IL208$11.9M
  5. 5LaSalle County, IL114$5.9M
  6. 6Winnebago County, IL112$4.1M
  7. 7Ogle County, IL103$5.1M
  8. 8Will County, IL100$5.1M
  9. 9McHenry County, IL97$5.2M
  10. 10Lee County, IL40$1.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1Cook County, IL399$15.3M
  2. 2Kane County, IL387$23.0M
  3. 3DuPage County, IL193$9.1M
  4. 4Winnebago County, IL144$6.2M
  5. 5Kendall County, IL144$7.9M
  6. 6Ogle County, IL137$7.1M
  7. 7LaSalle County, IL118$7.1M
  8. 8McHenry County, IL83$4.5M
  9. 9Will County, IL76$2.9M
  10. 10Lee County, IL48$3.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$441.7M (-5,962 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$13.0M-159
2013-$85.6M-895
2014-$30.5M-464
2015-$12.1M-323
2016-$43.4M-732
2017-$73.6M-1,120
2018-$13.0M-268
2019-$32.4M-414
2020-$52.2M-804
2021-$32.6M-444
2022-$51.5M-357
2023-$1.7M+18

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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.