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St. Louis city, MO

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, St. Louis city, MO saw a net loss of 1,395 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,504 individuals. On net, the area lost $275.6M 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)
-$275.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,395
tax returns
Net people
-4,504
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$651.6M
Moved out$927.3M
Net -$275.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1St. Louis County, MO5,157$239.5M
  2. 2St. Charles County, MO559$30.4M
  3. 3St. Clair County, IL387$17.3M
  4. 4Jefferson County, MO351$17.2M
  5. 5Madison County, IL295$14.1M
  6. 6Cook County, IL269$20.3M
  7. 7Boone County, MO128$6.6M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA90$7.8M
  9. 9Jackson County, MO89$5.0M
  10. 10Franklin County, MO84$4.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1St. Louis County, MO6,585$413.4M
  2. 2St. Charles County, MO602$39.9M
  3. 3Jefferson County, MO508$28.8M
  4. 4St. Clair County, IL411$24.2M
  5. 5Cook County, IL313$27.0M
  6. 6Madison County, IL273$15.2M
  7. 7Harris County, TX119$7.2M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA113$8.3M
  9. 9Jackson County, MO103$6.2M
  10. 10King County, WA102$9.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$2.7B (-64,293 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$92.3M-3,617
2013-$142.5M-3,931
2014-$27.3M-3,775
2015-$31.5M-2,636
2016-$377.8M-5,956
2017-$259.5M-9,589
2018-$221.6M-5,919
2019-$77.7M-4,766
2020-$185.9M-5,947
2021-$310.0M-7,522
2022-$667.7M-6,131
2023-$275.6M-4,504

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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.