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Lake County, IL

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lake County, IL saw a net loss of 3,128 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,146 individuals. On net, the area lost $157.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Cook 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)
-$157.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-3,128
tax returns
Net people
-3,146
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.0B
Moved out$2.2B
Net -$157.8M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Cook County, IL6,447$1.2B
  2. 2McHenry County, IL944$85.4M
  3. 3DuPage County, IL523$48.7M
  4. 4Kenosha County, WI496$32.2M
  5. 5Kane County, IL233$17.9M
  6. 6Milwaukee County, WI180$15.5M
  7. 7San Diego County, CA157$12.0M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA151$13.2M
  9. 9Will County, IL148$15.6M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ143$13.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Cook County, IL4,959$620.8M
  2. 2McHenry County, IL1,276$106.8M
  3. 3Kenosha County, WI984$59.7M
  4. 4DuPage County, IL397$42.2M
  5. 5Milwaukee County, WI319$16.4M
  6. 6Maricopa County, AZ313$47.5M
  7. 7Kane County, IL270$26.6M
  8. 8Racine County, WI215$23.5M
  9. 9San Diego County, CA201$13.9M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA183$13.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$6.3B (-31,309 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$399.1M-2,753
2013-$431.1M-1,057
2014-$424.2M-3,007
2015-$287.3M-1,955
2016-$329.0M-2,348
2017-$768.4M-4,184
2018-$433.3M-2,862
2019-$539.0M-3,173
2020-$943.3M-2,060
2021-$1.2B-1,989
2022-$436.5M-2,775
2023-$157.8M-3,146

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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.