How America Moves

Harris County, TX

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Harris County, TX saw a net loss of 7,225 tax-filing households and a net loss of 21,215 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.4B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Fort Bend County; the largest outflow went to Fort Bend County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.4B
nominal dollars
Net households
-7,225
tax returns
Net people
-21,215
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$7.1B
Moved out$8.5B
Net -$1.4B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Fort Bend County, TX11,572$900.7M
  2. 2Montgomery County, TX7,410$553.5M
  3. 3Brazoria County, TX3,625$241.9M
  4. 4Galveston County, TX3,559$269.2M
  5. 5Travis County, TX2,367$207.8M
  6. 6Dallas County, TX2,023$156.2M
  7. 7Bexar County, TX1,798$115.1M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA1,647$123.8M
  9. 9Tarrant County, TX1,223$78.3M
  10. 10Jefferson County, TX1,126$62.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Fort Bend County, TX14,433$1.0B
  2. 2Montgomery County, TX12,733$1.1B
  3. 3Brazoria County, TX5,157$340.7M
  4. 4Galveston County, TX4,440$367.0M
  5. 5Travis County, TX3,073$430.7M
  6. 6Liberty County, TX2,419$117.0M
  7. 7Dallas County, TX2,164$197.8M
  8. 8Bexar County, TX1,766$115.4M
  9. 9Tarrant County, TX1,396$101.6M
  10. 10Chambers County, TX1,137$87.7M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$14.6B (-194,159 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$328.4M+8,101
2013+$21.6M+14,677
2014-$456.8M+1,455
2015-$258.0M+8,199
2016-$1.2B-12,763
2017-$2.9B-56,859
2018-$1.6B-30,513
2019-$1.6B-22,721
2020-$1.7B-34,134
2021-$1.7B-31,972
2022-$1.5B-16,414
2023-$1.4B-21,215

Get the next update for Harris County, TX

The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

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.