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Jefferson County, KY

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Jefferson County, KY saw a net loss of 1,585 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,006 individuals. On net, the area lost $338.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Bullitt County; the largest outflow went to Bullitt County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$338.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,585
tax returns
Net people
-4,006
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$933.2M
Moved out$1.3B
Net -$338.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Bullitt County, KY1,157$58.2M
  2. 2Oldham County, KY764$71.8M
  3. 3Clark County, IN683$33.4M
  4. 4Fayette County, KY519$34.8M
  5. 5Hardin County, KY468$19.0M
  6. 6Miami-Dade County, FL403$12.0M
  7. 7Shelby County, KY391$23.8M
  8. 8Floyd County, IN389$22.7M
  9. 9Spencer County, KY199$12.3M
  10. 10Davidson County, TN189$14.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Bullitt County, KY1,536$90.0M
  2. 2Clark County, IN1,046$60.9M
  3. 3Oldham County, KY960$104.5M
  4. 4Floyd County, IN620$45.5M
  5. 5Shelby County, KY564$54.4M
  6. 6Hardin County, KY468$20.4M
  7. 7Fayette County, KY461$24.0M
  8. 8Spencer County, KY247$19.6M
  9. 9Nelson County, KY247$14.1M
  10. 10Cook County, IL237$19.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$2.5B (-39,417 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$97.2M-694
2013-$6.3M-2,229
2014-$67.0M-1,727
2015-$82.5M-850
2016-$99.1M-3,223
2017-$199.3M-5,917
2018-$272.7M-3,329
2019-$267.8M-4,017
2020-$556.4M-3,896
2021-$386.6M-5,432
2022-$317.2M-4,097
2023-$338.6M-4,006

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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.