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Philadelphia County, PA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Philadelphia County, PA saw a net loss of 5,343 tax-filing households and a net loss of 17,936 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Montgomery County; the largest outflow went to Montgomery County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
-5,343
tax returns
Net people
-17,936
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.5B
Moved out$3.6B
Net -$1.1B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Montgomery County, PA3,939$305.7M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA3,007$154.9M
  3. 3Bucks County, PA2,178$144.8M
  4. 4Kings County, NY1,198$92.3M
  5. 5Camden County, NJ1,119$74.3M
  6. 6Chester County, PA1,032$98.6M
  7. 7New Castle County, DE881$50.6M
  8. 8New York County, NY877$109.3M
  9. 9Burlington County, NJ737$57.5M
  10. 10Queens County, NY490$30.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1Montgomery County, PA5,924$606.3M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA4,471$330.3M
  3. 3Bucks County, PA3,391$273.4M
  4. 4Camden County, NJ1,980$172.3M
  5. 5New Castle County, DE1,201$80.7M
  6. 6Chester County, PA1,096$131.0M
  7. 7Burlington County, NJ988$81.7M
  8. 8New York County, NY976$114.9M
  9. 9Gloucester County, NJ769$62.1M
  10. 10Kings County, NY721$53.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$7.7B (-195,774 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$124.7M-10,093
2013-$152.6M-12,408
2014-$512.8M-12,297
2015-$196.4M-7,229
2016-$384.9M-13,092
2017-$594.3M-21,945
2018-$374.8M-12,662
2019-$178.8M-12,493
2020-$1.0B-20,868
2021-$1.6B-28,722
2022-$1.5B-26,029
2023-$1.1B-17,936

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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.