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Buena Vista County, IA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Buena Vista County, IA saw a net loss of 141 tax-filing households and a net loss of 205 individuals. On net, the area lost $7.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Clay County; the largest outflow went to Cherokee County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$7.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
-141
tax returns
Net people
-205
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$20.9M
Moved out$28.1M
Net -$7.3M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Clay County, IA36$1.6M
  2. 2Cherokee County, IA31$1.7M
  3. 3Sac County, IA29$1.4M
  4. 4Pocahontas County, IA27$1.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Cherokee County, IA46$2.5M
  2. 2Sac County, IA39$1.7M
  3. 3Woodbury County, IA33$1.5M
  4. 4Polk County, IA31$1.9M
  5. 5Clay County, IA21$986.0K

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$89.5M (-2,805 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$3.9M+7
2013-$1.5M-90
2014-$6.6M-275
2015-$5.8M-365
2016-$7.5M-182
2017-$8.0M-495
2018-$8.1M-366
2019-$10.6M-209
2020-$7.3M-58
2021-$12.8M-289
2022-$10.2M-278
2023-$7.3M-205

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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.