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Lehigh County, PA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lehigh County, PA saw a net loss of 388 tax-filing households and a net loss of 208 individuals. On net, the area lost $32.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Northampton County; the largest outflow went to Northampton County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$32.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
-388
tax returns
Net people
-208
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$642.3M
Moved out$675.3M
Net -$32.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Northampton County, PA2,394$159.8M
  2. 2Berks County, PA490$28.2M
  3. 3Bronx County, NY431$14.3M
  4. 4Bucks County, PA385$30.6M
  5. 5Montgomery County, PA377$34.7M
  6. 6Kings County, NY297$21.7M
  7. 7Queens County, NY246$13.7M
  8. 8Philadelphia County, PA231$15.4M
  9. 9Carbon County, PA215$11.3M
  10. 10Monroe County, PA211$11.4M

Where movers went

  1. 1Northampton County, PA2,664$156.4M
  2. 2Berks County, PA546$28.5M
  3. 3Montgomery County, PA369$24.2M
  4. 4Philadelphia County, PA341$26.7M
  5. 5Carbon County, PA297$15.1M
  6. 6Bucks County, PA268$20.9M
  7. 7Schuylkill County, PA218$14.5M
  8. 8Monroe County, PA161$9.5M
  9. 9Kings County, NY122$4.5M
  10. 10Bronx County, NY117$2.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$812.1M (-5,275 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$36.4M-1,138
2013-$117.9M-1,637
2014-$40.2M-97
2015-$67.3M-175
2016-$130.5M-125
2017-$97.3M-790
2018-$28.2M-202
2019-$66.3M-255
2020-$80.1M-77
2021+$6.9M-49
2022-$122.0M-522
2023-$32.9M-208

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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.