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Lawrence County, KY

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lawrence County, KY saw a net loss of 52 tax-filing households and a net loss of 88 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Boyd County; the largest outflow went to Boyd County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
-52
tax returns
Net people
-88
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$11.3M
Moved out$13.7M
Net -$2.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Boyd County, KY38$1.4M
  2. 2Wayne County, WV37$1.6M
  3. 3Johnson County, KY26$1.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1Boyd County, KY37$1.4M
  2. 2Johnson County, KY31$1.0M
  3. 3Wayne County, WV30$1.1M
  4. 4Martin County, KY23$1.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.2M (-239 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$1.2M-51
2013+$1.4M+33
2014-$2.8M-63
2015-$196.0K+21
2016+$1.1M-25
2017-$1.5M-47
2018-$2.9M-52
2019-$2.5M-113
2020+$1.7M+88
2021+$2.8M+84
2022+$1.0M-26
2023-$2.4M-88

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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.