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King County, WA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, King County, WA saw a net loss of 1,324 tax-filing households and a net loss of 14,936 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.2B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Snohomish County; the largest outflow went to Snohomish County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.2B
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,324
tax returns
Net people
-14,936
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$6.9B
Moved out$9.1B
Net -$2.2B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Snohomish County, WA7,334$710.3M
  2. 2Pierce County, WA6,086$415.8M
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA2,363$289.2M
  4. 4Santa Clara County, CA1,462$342.0M
  5. 5Maricopa County, AZ1,322$151.0M
  6. 6San Diego County, CA1,128$109.7M
  7. 7Kitsap County, WA960$93.9M
  8. 8Cook County, IL954$120.7M
  9. 9Orange County, CA937$121.8M
  10. 10Multnomah County, OR927$96.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Snohomish County, WA10,534$1.3B
  2. 2Pierce County, WA9,291$753.4M
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA1,799$229.0M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ1,502$301.3M
  5. 5Kitsap County, WA1,360$178.1M
  6. 6Santa Clara County, CA1,214$271.7M
  7. 7San Diego County, CA1,112$160.0M
  8. 8Thurston County, WA1,085$93.5M
  9. 9Whatcom County, WA1,004$97.4M
  10. 10New York County, NY918$153.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$10.1B (-120,785 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$168.8M+3,263
2013+$639.4M+1,551
2014+$87.8M-243
2015+$202.3M+1,365
2016+$282.6M-681
2017-$592.4M-14,788
2018-$378.8M-12,358
2019-$800.9M-4,253
2020-$1.4B-23,159
2021-$2.4B-32,121
2022-$3.6B-24,425
2023-$2.2B-14,936

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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.