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Kent County, MI

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Kent County, MI saw a net loss of 268 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,671 individuals. On net, the area lost $121.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Ottawa County; the largest outflow went to Ottawa County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$121.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
-268
tax returns
Net people
-1,671
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$937.6M
Moved out$1.1B
Net -$121.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Ottawa County, MI2,465$138.9M
  2. 2Allegan County, MI570$35.7M
  3. 3Muskegon County, MI505$20.5M
  4. 4Oakland County, MI505$38.1M
  5. 5Montcalm County, MI492$23.0M
  6. 6Kalamazoo County, MI473$29.6M
  7. 7Ionia County, MI375$21.9M
  8. 8Ingham County, MI372$19.6M
  9. 9Barry County, MI358$21.9M
  10. 10Cook County, IL331$36.4M

Where movers went

  1. 1Ottawa County, MI2,811$197.7M
  2. 2Allegan County, MI675$53.6M
  3. 3Montcalm County, MI634$36.2M
  4. 4Muskegon County, MI569$29.7M
  5. 5Barry County, MI516$40.9M
  6. 6Ionia County, MI497$26.7M
  7. 7Oakland County, MI415$28.6M
  8. 8Newaygo County, MI410$22.0M
  9. 9Cook County, IL390$34.5M
  10. 10Kalamazoo County, MI365$19.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$136.3M (-19,461 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$9.8M+175
2013+$53.3M+670
2014+$35.2M-179
2015-$25.4M-320
2016+$5.9M-516
2017+$2.0M-3,185
2018-$20.1M-1,376
2019-$91.4M-2,295
2020+$85.5M-3,674
2021-$133.9M-3,472
2022+$64.0M-3,618
2023-$121.1M-1,671

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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.