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Howard County, MD

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Howard County, MD saw a net loss of 1,203 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,121 individuals. On net, the area lost $225.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Anne Arundel County; the largest outflow went to Anne Arundel County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$225.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,203
tax returns
Net people
-1,121
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.0B
Moved out$1.3B
Net -$225.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Anne Arundel County, MD1,379$120.8M
  2. 2Prince George's County, MD1,353$100.3M
  3. 3Baltimore County, MD1,313$111.5M
  4. 4Montgomery County, MD1,293$129.8M
  5. 5Baltimore city, MD760$74.1M
  6. 6Carroll County, MD247$20.6M
  7. 7District of Columbia, DC209$20.3M
  8. 8Fairfax County, VA209$24.0M
  9. 9Frederick County, MD195$18.7M
  10. 10Harford County, MD102$9.4M

Where movers went

  1. 1Anne Arundel County, MD1,615$141.3M
  2. 2Baltimore County, MD1,400$103.5M
  3. 3Prince George's County, MD898$58.1M
  4. 4Montgomery County, MD856$86.8M
  5. 5Baltimore city, MD822$55.4M
  6. 6Carroll County, MD461$45.6M
  7. 7Frederick County, MD412$48.6M
  8. 8Fairfax County, VA227$26.8M
  9. 9District of Columbia, DC223$21.1M
  10. 10Sussex County, DE119$19.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.4B (+11,553 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$30.5M+2,523
2013-$42.8M+1,894
2014-$44.5M+1,377
2015-$43.4M+842
2016+$32.2M+1,736
2017-$148.1M+2,515
2018-$44.3M+1,922
2019-$131.1M+852
2020-$113.1M+619
2021-$170.2M+50
2022-$411.0M-1,656
2023-$225.6M-1,121

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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.