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Galveston County, TX

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Galveston County, TX saw a net gain of 809 tax-filing households and a net gain of 2,042 individuals. On net, the area gained $76.7M 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)
+$76.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
+809
tax returns
Net people
+2,042
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$854.7M
Moved out$778.0M
Net +$76.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Harris County, TX4,440$367.0M
  2. 2Brazoria County, TX833$57.7M
  3. 3Fort Bend County, TX289$25.2M
  4. 4Montgomery County, TX186$19.3M
  5. 5Travis County, TX168$13.2M
  6. 6Dallas County, TX150$12.0M
  7. 7Tarrant County, TX133$9.6M
  8. 8Bexar County, TX124$9.1M
  9. 9Jefferson County, TX82$5.9M
  10. 10Denton County, TX73$6.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Harris County, TX3,559$269.2M
  2. 2Brazoria County, TX843$61.0M
  3. 3Montgomery County, TX257$26.1M
  4. 4Fort Bend County, TX244$21.9M
  5. 5Travis County, TX218$33.5M
  6. 6Bexar County, TX129$8.1M
  7. 7Dallas County, TX109$7.8M
  8. 8Jefferson County, TX96$6.3M
  9. 9Williamson County, TX96$7.8M
  10. 10Tarrant County, TX85$7.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$1.6B (+39,372 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$72.8M+2,485
2013+$111.9M+3,763
2014+$147.9M+4,020
2015+$87.8M+3,305
2016+$188.7M+5,103
2017+$210.3M+5,930
2018+$120.6M+1,976
2019+$143.3M+3,078
2020+$271.8M+3,032
2021+$79.1M+2,672
2022+$99.1M+1,966
2023+$76.7M+2,042

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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.