How America Moves

Bristol County, MA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Bristol County, MA saw a net gain of 140 tax-filing households and a net gain of 632 individuals. On net, the area lost $75.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Plymouth 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)
-$75.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+140
tax returns
Net people
+632
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$788.2M
Moved out$863.8M
Net -$75.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Plymouth County, MA2,268$133.5M
  2. 2Norfolk County, MA1,859$157.7M
  3. 3Providence County, RI1,087$75.6M
  4. 4Suffolk County, MA891$78.5M
  5. 5Middlesex County, MA624$56.0M
  6. 6Newport County, RI303$24.3M
  7. 7Worcester County, MA302$20.2M
  8. 8Barnstable County, MA301$18.4M
  9. 9Essex County, MA157$10.7M
  10. 10Bristol County, RI152$12.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Plymouth County, MA1,710$131.4M
  2. 2Providence County, RI1,424$93.6M
  3. 3Norfolk County, MA1,226$114.3M
  4. 4Suffolk County, MA601$42.9M
  5. 5Middlesex County, MA499$35.0M
  6. 6Worcester County, MA373$27.0M
  7. 7Barnstable County, MA288$32.8M
  8. 8Newport County, RI257$20.9M
  9. 9Kent County, RI201$13.2M
  10. 10Essex County, MA154$11.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$331.3M (+11,111 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$3.7M+583
2013-$41.5M+866
2014-$4.0M+742
2015-$18.7M+235
2016-$130.2M+245
2017+$25.1M+3,182
2018-$43.5M+1,030
2019-$20.1M+1,079
2020+$15.6M+1,445
2021-$2.0M+669
2022-$32.9M+403
2023-$75.6M+632

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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.