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Barnstable County, MA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Barnstable County, MA saw a net loss of 317 tax-filing households and a net gain of 203 individuals. On net, the area gained $180.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Middlesex County; the largest outflow went to Plymouth County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$180.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-317
tax returns
Net people
+203
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$921.7M
Moved out$741.1M
Net +$180.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Middlesex County, MA680$143.5M
  2. 2Norfolk County, MA575$118.3M
  3. 3Plymouth County, MA556$54.3M
  4. 4Suffolk County, MA405$116.0M
  5. 5Worcester County, MA296$45.4M
  6. 6Bristol County, MA288$32.8M
  7. 7Essex County, MA137$19.6M
  8. 8Capitol Planning Region, CT100$11.6M
  9. 9Hampden County, MA87$9.6M
  10. 10Palm Beach County, FL76$10.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Plymouth County, MA813$67.9M
  2. 2Suffolk County, MA439$60.6M
  3. 3Middlesex County, MA438$45.3M
  4. 4Norfolk County, MA372$48.2M
  5. 5Bristol County, MA301$18.4M
  6. 6Worcester County, MA208$17.1M
  7. 7Essex County, MA123$16.1M
  8. 8Collier County, FL113$38.5M
  9. 9New York County, NY103$15.2M
  10. 10Palm Beach County, FL88$28.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$3.6B (+17,994 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$139.5M+963
2013+$155.1M+1,150
2014+$142.7M+1,219
2015+$151.0K-573
2016+$220.9M+1,042
2017+$367.7M+3,048
2018+$267.1M+1,527
2019+$171.8M+817
2020+$745.0M+4,517
2021+$813.3M+3,374
2022+$367.3M+707
2023+$180.6M+203

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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.