How America Moves

Erie County, NY

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Erie County, NY saw a net loss of 2,722 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,425 individuals. On net, the area lost $303.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Niagara County; the largest outflow went to Niagara County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$303.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
-2,722
tax returns
Net people
-3,425
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$724.9M
Moved out$1.0B
Net -$303.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Niagara County, NY1,892$101.8M
  2. 2Monroe County, NY566$32.0M
  3. 3Queens County, NY424$17.6M
  4. 4Cattaraugus County, NY352$16.1M
  5. 5Chautauqua County, NY345$16.8M
  6. 6Kings County, NY286$15.7M
  7. 7Onondaga County, NY219$13.0M
  8. 8Bronx County, NY217$7.8M
  9. 9Wyoming County, NY188$10.4M
  10. 10Genesee County, NY180$9.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Niagara County, NY2,163$126.4M
  2. 2Monroe County, NY556$31.5M
  3. 3Cattaraugus County, NY366$20.4M
  4. 4Chautauqua County, NY347$18.1M
  5. 5Genesee County, NY251$14.5M
  6. 6Kings County, NY234$13.6M
  7. 7New York County, NY232$22.5M
  8. 8Wyoming County, NY213$13.9M
  9. 9King County, WA203$17.5M
  10. 10Mecklenburg County, NC199$15.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$2.1B (-30,777 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$160.3M-1,906
2013-$96.2M-1,731
2014-$96.3M-2,239
2015-$152.2M-2,237
2016-$187.4M-3,946
2017-$162.4M-2,459
2018-$133.4M-2,106
2019-$120.4M-1,939
2020-$202.6M-2,477
2021-$188.1M-2,657
2022-$344.8M-3,655
2023-$303.7M-3,425

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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.