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Breathitt County, KY

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Breathitt County, KY saw a net loss of 84 tax-filing households and a net loss of 173 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Perry County; the largest outflow went to Perry County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-84
tax returns
Net people
-173
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$6.3M
Moved out$9.1M
Net -$2.8M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Perry County, KY34$1.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Perry County, KY27$1.4M
  2. 2Wolfe County, KY21$671.0K

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$17.4M (-886 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$508.0K-93
2013-$1.6M+10
2014-$734.0K-90
2015+$253.0K+29
2016-$1.9M-23
2017-$2.7M-161
2018-$1.3M-94
2019-$1.5M-90
2020-$1.2M-52
2021-$1.3M-52
2022-$2.2M-97
2023-$2.8M-173

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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.