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Middlesex County, MA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Middlesex County, MA saw a net loss of 5,282 tax-filing households and a net loss of 11,065 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.6B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Suffolk County; the largest outflow went to Suffolk County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.6B
nominal dollars
Net households
-5,282
tax returns
Net people
-11,065
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$5.0B
Moved out$6.6B
Net -$1.6B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Suffolk County, MA9,674$1.1B
  2. 2Essex County, MA4,184$333.6M
  3. 3Norfolk County, MA3,372$665.2M
  4. 4Worcester County, MA2,927$246.6M
  5. 5Hillsborough County, NH1,149$89.9M
  6. 6Plymouth County, MA669$53.7M
  7. 7New York County, NY641$117.3M
  8. 8Rockingham County, NH610$53.6M
  9. 9Los Angeles County, CA555$54.0M
  10. 10Bristol County, MA499$35.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Suffolk County, MA7,512$859.5M
  2. 2Essex County, MA4,847$628.9M
  3. 3Worcester County, MA4,592$417.5M
  4. 4Norfolk County, MA3,619$533.7M
  5. 5Hillsborough County, NH2,099$212.5M
  6. 6New York County, NY1,212$121.7M
  7. 7Rockingham County, NH1,098$188.6M
  8. 8Plymouth County, MA873$113.4M
  9. 9Kings County, NY812$82.9M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA689$76.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$13.2B (-129,798 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$540.7M-2,890
2013-$680.3M-4,954
2014-$559.1M-7,256
2015-$328.8M-4,121
2016-$914.3M-10,551
2017-$1.3B-17,791
2018-$1.2B-11,009
2019-$1.2B-10,407
2020-$1.5B-16,712
2021-$2.1B-17,372
2022-$1.4B-15,670
2023-$1.6B-11,065

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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.