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Polk County, IA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Polk County, IA saw a net gain of 468 tax-filing households and a net loss of 101 individuals. On net, the area lost $12.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Dallas County; the largest outflow went to Dallas County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$12.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+468
tax returns
Net people
-101
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$841.1M
Moved out$853.7M
Net -$12.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Dallas County, IA2,125$180.5M
  2. 2Story County, IA863$50.4M
  3. 3Warren County, IA648$36.1M
  4. 4Jasper County, IA337$17.5M
  5. 5Johnson County, IA276$12.7M
  6. 6Linn County, IA253$13.5M
  7. 7Black Hawk County, IA244$12.3M
  8. 8Marion County, IA179$9.9M
  9. 9Cook County, IL174$11.7M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ157$10.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Dallas County, IA2,531$210.0M
  2. 2Warren County, IA843$61.4M
  3. 3Story County, IA607$31.1M
  4. 4Jasper County, IA309$18.0M
  5. 5Cook County, IL228$14.1M
  6. 6Johnson County, IA227$11.1M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ192$14.0M
  8. 8Hennepin County, MN171$10.5M
  9. 9Marion County, IA154$9.7M
  10. 10Linn County, IA150$8.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$536.4M (+8,328 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$28.7M+830
2013-$9.4M+1,874
2014-$2.5M+1,862
2015+$18.7M+2,241
2016-$39.9M+2,628
2017-$40.0M+608
2018+$12.1M+1,412
2019-$116.8M-825
2020-$89.5M-1,067
2021-$104.1M+1,139
2022-$123.8M-2,273
2023-$12.6M-101

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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.