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Fort Bend County, TX

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Fort Bend County, TX saw a net gain of 3,277 tax-filing households and a net gain of 10,582 individuals. On net, the area gained $153.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Harris County; the largest outflow went to Harris County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$153.2M
nominal dollars
Net households
+3,277
tax returns
Net people
+10,582
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.3B
Moved out$2.1B
Net +$153.2M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Harris County, TX14,433$1.0B
  2. 2Brazoria County, TX950$82.4M
  3. 3Travis County, TX385$31.6M
  4. 4Bexar County, TX340$29.3M
  5. 5Montgomery County, TX326$27.4M
  6. 6Los Angeles County, CA312$24.9M
  7. 7Dallas County, TX278$22.7M
  8. 8Galveston County, TX244$21.9M
  9. 9Waller County, TX242$21.8M
  10. 10Wharton County, TX207$12.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Harris County, TX11,572$900.7M
  2. 2Brazoria County, TX1,409$106.4M
  3. 3Montgomery County, TX636$91.0M
  4. 4Travis County, TX579$49.9M
  5. 5Dallas County, TX342$27.2M
  6. 6Bexar County, TX310$21.7M
  7. 7Galveston County, TX289$25.2M
  8. 8Wharton County, TX254$14.2M
  9. 9Williamson County, TX235$24.0M
  10. 10Waller County, TX232$39.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$4.7B (+182,489 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$419.0M+12,905
2013+$671.6M+16,621
2014+$609.0M+16,915
2015+$507.1M+10,277
2016+$421.9M+15,934
2017+$276.0M+16,644
2018+$192.8M+11,745
2019+$187.2M+13,633
2020+$348.4M+20,340
2021+$462.7M+20,969
2022+$438.0M+15,924
2023+$153.2M+10,582

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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.