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Jefferson County, MO

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Jefferson County, MO saw a net gain of 611 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,252 individuals. On net, the area gained $55.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from St. Louis County; the largest outflow went to St. Louis County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$55.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
+611
tax returns
Net people
+1,252
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$337.7M
Moved out$282.3M
Net +$55.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1St. Louis County, MO2,205$143.3M
  2. 2St. Louis city, MO508$28.8M
  3. 3St. Charles County, MO283$17.4M
  4. 4St. Francois County, MO227$10.3M
  5. 5Franklin County, MO219$10.3M
  6. 6St. Clair County, IL126$7.5M
  7. 7Washington County, MO95$4.0M
  8. 8Ste. Genevieve County, MO80$4.4M
  9. 9Madison County, IL73$4.3M
  10. 10Cape Girardeau County, MO45$2.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1St. Louis County, MO1,779$102.8M
  2. 2St. Louis city, MO351$17.2M
  3. 3Franklin County, MO283$14.5M
  4. 4St. Francois County, MO266$12.6M
  5. 5St. Charles County, MO253$15.5M
  6. 6Madison County, IL94$4.6M
  7. 7Washington County, MO93$4.3M
  8. 8St. Clair County, IL83$5.0M
  9. 9Ste. Genevieve County, MO79$4.8M
  10. 10Cape Girardeau County, MO44$2.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$224.9M (+10,536 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$1.3M+296
2013+$13.8M+815
2014+$17.4M+437
2015+$8.4M+667
2016-$2.2M+404
2017+$362.0K+614
2018+$5.4M+776
2019-$650.0K+781
2020+$28.7M+1,454
2021+$38.6M+1,339
2022+$60.8M+1,701
2023+$55.4M+1,252

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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.