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Ward County, ND

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Ward County, ND saw a net loss of 188 tax-filing households and a net loss of 628 individuals. On net, the area lost $38.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from McHenry County; the largest outflow went to Burleigh County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$38.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-188
tax returns
Net people
-628
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$119.3M
Moved out$158.1M
Net -$38.8M (nominal)

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$527.1M (-11,341 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$23.1M-92
2013-$19.4M+767
2014-$18.6M+249
2015+$6.6M+753
2016-$82.5M-2,478
2017-$108.1M-3,513
2018-$56.8M-1,759
2019-$47.4M-1,207
2020-$44.1M-1,066
2021-$47.1M-1,168
2022-$47.9M-1,199
2023-$38.8M-628

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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.