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Suffolk County, MA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Suffolk County, MA saw a net loss of 4,023 tax-filing households and a net loss of 12,099 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.7B 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)
-$1.7B
nominal dollars
Net households
-4,023
tax returns
Net people
-12,099
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$3.4B
Moved out$5.2B
Net -$1.7B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Middlesex County, MA7,512$859.5M
  2. 2Norfolk County, MA4,217$409.4M
  3. 3Essex County, MA1,949$183.2M
  4. 4Plymouth County, MA1,167$106.7M
  5. 5Worcester County, MA921$68.2M
  6. 6New York County, NY731$139.5M
  7. 7Bristol County, MA601$42.9M
  8. 8Providence County, RI474$31.2M
  9. 9Barnstable County, MA439$60.6M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA430$37.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Middlesex County, MA9,674$1.1B
  2. 2Norfolk County, MA5,965$750.9M
  3. 3Essex County, MA2,693$317.4M
  4. 4Plymouth County, MA1,763$210.8M
  5. 5New York County, NY1,246$187.6M
  6. 6Worcester County, MA960$89.0M
  7. 7Bristol County, MA891$78.5M
  8. 8Providence County, RI676$50.7M
  9. 9Kings County, NY641$58.3M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA540$56.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$10.4B (-177,940 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$487.6M-7,893
2013-$234.6M-9,546
2014-$150.6M-10,743
2015-$100.5M-4,411
2016+$55.1M-12,041
2017-$773.1M-23,189
2018-$119.5M-14,949
2019-$257.3M-15,074
2020-$1.9B-24,148
2021-$2.5B-25,073
2022-$2.2B-18,774
2023-$1.7B-12,099

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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.