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St. Louis County, MO

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, St. Louis County, MO saw a net loss of 2,450 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,566 individuals. On net, the area lost $383.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from St. Louis city; the largest outflow went to St. Louis city. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$383.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
-2,450
tax returns
Net people
-3,566
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.7B
Moved out$2.0B
Net -$383.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1St. Louis city, MO6,585$413.4M
  2. 2St. Charles County, MO2,599$166.3M
  3. 3Jefferson County, MO1,779$102.8M
  4. 4St. Clair County, IL626$34.6M
  5. 5Madison County, IL563$35.0M
  6. 6Franklin County, MO344$25.2M
  7. 7Cook County, IL316$44.7M
  8. 8Boone County, MO286$16.5M
  9. 9Jackson County, MO185$12.4M
  10. 10Greene County, MO179$12.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1St. Louis city, MO5,157$239.5M
  2. 2St. Charles County, MO3,854$287.4M
  3. 3Jefferson County, MO2,205$143.3M
  4. 4St. Clair County, IL560$28.3M
  5. 5Madison County, IL555$30.9M
  6. 6Franklin County, MO533$58.0M
  7. 7Cook County, IL512$43.6M
  8. 8Dallas County, TX257$19.4M
  9. 9Boone County, MO246$11.5M
  10. 10Harris County, TX242$15.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.2B (-39,674 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$251.2M-1,205
2013+$129.9M-1,817
2014-$160.7M-2,365
2015-$156.8M-3,087
2016-$266.6M-4,835
2017-$442.1M-5,980
2018-$258.0M-1,712
2019-$316.9M-1,709
2020-$546.8M-3,351
2021-$374.5M-4,929
2022-$176.1M-5,118
2023-$383.5M-3,566

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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.