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Essex County, MA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Essex County, MA saw a net loss of 1,940 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,725 individuals. On net, the area lost $122.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Middlesex County; the largest outflow went to Middlesex County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$122.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,940
tax returns
Net people
-2,725
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.7B
Moved out$1.8B
Net -$122.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Middlesex County, MA4,847$628.9M
  2. 2Suffolk County, MA2,693$317.4M
  3. 3Rockingham County, NH867$68.5M
  4. 4Norfolk County, MA505$55.5M
  5. 5Hillsborough County, NH422$37.3M
  6. 6Worcester County, MA375$27.0M
  7. 7Bronx County, NY166$4.7M
  8. 8Plymouth County, MA161$13.1M
  9. 9New York County, NY157$15.1M
  10. 10Bristol County, MA154$11.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Middlesex County, MA4,184$333.6M
  2. 2Suffolk County, MA1,949$183.2M
  3. 3Rockingham County, NH1,672$197.7M
  4. 4Hillsborough County, NH659$49.4M
  5. 5Worcester County, MA578$39.9M
  6. 6Norfolk County, MA455$43.3M
  7. 7New York County, NY236$21.3M
  8. 8Plymouth County, MA229$21.5M
  9. 9Strafford County, NH225$15.9M
  10. 10York County, ME190$21.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$642.7M (-17,884 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$38.9M+337
2013-$47.3M+928
2014-$34.3M-649
2015-$102.6M-1,007
2016+$28.6M-1,716
2017+$44.5M-675
2018-$47.7M-1,441
2019+$101.4M-2,372
2020-$70.0M-1,739
2021-$107.8M-2,769
2022-$246.2M-4,056
2023-$122.5M-2,725

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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.