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Oakland County, MI

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Oakland County, MI saw a net loss of 3,230 tax-filing households and a net loss of 5,444 individuals. On net, the area lost $478.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Wayne County; the largest outflow went to Wayne County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$478.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
-3,230
tax returns
Net people
-5,444
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.5B
Moved out$3.0B
Net -$478.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Wayne County, MI8,467$583.4M
  2. 2Macomb County, MI5,056$369.6M
  3. 3Genesee County, MI1,344$80.0M
  4. 4Washtenaw County, MI1,066$87.2M
  5. 5Livingston County, MI984$75.1M
  6. 6Cook County, IL474$73.8M
  7. 7Ingham County, MI431$30.8M
  8. 8Kent County, MI415$28.6M
  9. 9Lapeer County, MI354$21.1M
  10. 10St. Clair County, MI269$18.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Wayne County, MI7,246$454.7M
  2. 2Macomb County, MI5,180$338.0M
  3. 3Genesee County, MI1,536$101.7M
  4. 4Livingston County, MI1,184$112.7M
  5. 5Washtenaw County, MI1,017$89.5M
  6. 6Cook County, IL876$69.7M
  7. 7Kent County, MI505$38.1M
  8. 8Lapeer County, MI481$39.5M
  9. 9Ingham County, MI354$17.9M
  10. 10Los Angeles County, CA319$32.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$4.8B (-36,433 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$47.9M+3,095
2013-$34.5M+530
2014-$1.2B-3,546
2015+$10.4M-1,001
2016-$222.7M-2,119
2017-$282.5M-4,731
2018-$188.7M-2,758
2019-$295.4M-4,965
2020-$548.0M-4,294
2021-$468.1M-4,376
2022-$1.1B-6,824
2023-$478.9M-5,444

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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.