How America Moves

Montgomery County, TX

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Montgomery County, TX saw a net gain of 8,344 tax-filing households and a net gain of 18,577 individuals. On net, the area gained $845.6M 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)
+$845.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+8,344
tax returns
Net people
+18,577
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.6B
Moved out$1.8B
Net +$845.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Harris County, TX12,733$1.1B
  2. 2Fort Bend County, TX636$91.0M
  3. 3Walker County, TX516$30.0M
  4. 4Liberty County, TX404$23.9M
  5. 5Travis County, TX371$45.7M
  6. 6Dallas County, TX298$30.6M
  7. 7Los Angeles County, CA298$30.4M
  8. 8Bexar County, TX281$21.8M
  9. 9Brazos County, TX275$15.6M
  10. 10Tarrant County, TX274$33.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Harris County, TX7,410$553.5M
  2. 2Walker County, TX620$45.4M
  3. 3Liberty County, TX546$26.9M
  4. 4Travis County, TX423$33.0M
  5. 5Fort Bend County, TX326$27.4M
  6. 6Tarrant County, TX269$24.2M
  7. 7Brazos County, TX263$13.8M
  8. 8Dallas County, TX252$36.6M
  9. 9San Jacinto County, TX251$16.6M
  10. 10Bexar County, TX237$13.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$6.5B (+168,365 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$318.3M+9,071
2013+$499.9M+11,323
2014+$420.9M+11,354
2015+$335.7M+7,499
2016+$751.6M+13,279
2017+$734.5M+16,761
2018+$496.6M+12,824
2019+$320.4M+11,825
2020+$429.1M+15,246
2021+$734.5M+20,455
2022+$600.1M+20,151
2023+$845.6M+18,577

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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.