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Shelby County, TN

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Shelby County, TN saw a net loss of 4,630 tax-filing households and a net loss of 9,230 individuals. On net, the area lost $548.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from DeSoto County; the largest outflow went to DeSoto County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$548.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-4,630
tax returns
Net people
-9,230
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$879.0M
Moved out$1.4B
Net -$548.8M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1DeSoto County, MS1,915$82.8M
  2. 2Tipton County, TN626$29.8M
  3. 3Fayette County, TN549$37.4M
  4. 4Davidson County, TN367$19.1M
  5. 5Crittenden County, AR270$11.1M
  6. 6Marshall County, MS204$7.6M
  7. 7Cook County, IL194$13.5M
  8. 8Harris County, TX184$9.7M
  9. 9Madison County, TN181$9.8M
  10. 10Rutherford County, TN164$7.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1DeSoto County, MS2,544$134.2M
  2. 2Fayette County, TN913$76.7M
  3. 3Tipton County, TN713$39.6M
  4. 4Davidson County, TN595$37.0M
  5. 5Dallas County, TX313$17.3M
  6. 6Crittenden County, AR313$12.6M
  7. 7Marshall County, MS311$21.6M
  8. 8Harris County, TX284$16.2M
  9. 9Tarrant County, TX252$13.6M
  10. 10Rutherford County, TN242$15.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.8B (-72,662 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$161.5M-3,162
2013-$296.4M-7,099
2014-$226.8M-6,002
2015-$201.3M-3,574
2016-$271.7M-6,155
2017-$361.8M-8,838
2018-$313.0M-4,384
2019-$253.7M-3,170
2020-$315.9M-5,687
2021-$381.4M-7,236
2022-$437.7M-8,125
2023-$548.8M-9,230

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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.