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Hidalgo County, TX

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Hidalgo County, TX saw a net loss of 898 tax-filing households and a net loss of 842 individuals. On net, the area lost $49.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Cameron County; the largest outflow went to Bexar County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$49.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
-898
tax returns
Net people
-842
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$410.9M
Moved out$460.4M
Net -$49.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Cameron County, TX1,019$50.0M
  2. 2Bexar County, TX574$26.2M
  3. 3Harris County, TX525$26.4M
  4. 4Starr County, TX373$15.1M
  5. 5Travis County, TX290$17.4M
  6. 6Dallas County, TX202$10.3M
  7. 7Nueces County, TX158$9.2M
  8. 8Webb County, TX143$7.9M
  9. 9Tarrant County, TX110$4.2M
  10. 10Williamson County, TX97$6.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Bexar County, TX947$51.5M
  2. 2Cameron County, TX881$40.3M
  3. 3Harris County, TX594$28.3M
  4. 4Travis County, TX439$25.2M
  5. 5Starr County, TX261$8.4M
  6. 6Dallas County, TX196$11.9M
  7. 7Nueces County, TX195$9.9M
  8. 8Tarrant County, TX168$9.7M
  9. 9Williamson County, TX130$6.6M
  10. 10Hays County, TX111$4.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$449.1M (-12,646 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$20.9M-1,314
2013-$84.2M-1,793
2014-$55.2M-1,624
2015-$61.1M-2,621
2016-$38.0M-1,613
2017-$40.8M-1,685
2018-$42.3M-1,577
2019-$33.3M-1,484
2020-$19.4M+407
2021+$29.0M+937
2022-$33.5M+563
2023-$49.5M-842

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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.