How America Moves

Pierce County, WA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Pierce County, WA saw a net gain of 1,117 tax-filing households and a net gain of 559 individuals. On net, the area gained $160.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from King County; the largest outflow went to King County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$160.2M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,117
tax returns
Net people
+559
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.1B
Moved out$1.9B
Net +$160.2M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1King County, WA9,291$753.4M
  2. 2Thurston County, WA1,623$99.9M
  3. 3Kitsap County, WA871$69.2M
  4. 4Snohomish County, WA808$61.6M
  5. 5Los Angeles County, CA419$30.8M
  6. 6Maricopa County, AZ409$48.3M
  7. 7Honolulu County, HI345$21.1M
  8. 8San Diego County, CA323$26.6M
  9. 9Spokane County, WA279$14.9M
  10. 10Clark County, NV255$15.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1King County, WA6,086$415.8M
  2. 2Thurston County, WA2,030$136.8M
  3. 3Kitsap County, WA1,090$83.9M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ723$72.6M
  5. 5Snohomish County, WA637$41.3M
  6. 6Spokane County, WA329$23.2M
  7. 7Los Angeles County, CA314$18.4M
  8. 8Lewis County, WA301$19.5M
  9. 9Honolulu County, HI293$17.5M
  10. 10Clark County, NV289$22.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$2.2B (+42,805 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$27.7M+901
2013+$12.3M+2,642
2014+$131.7M+3,620
2015+$134.5M+4,947
2016+$326.9M+10,514
2017+$437.5M+10,833
2018+$283.7M+5,881
2019+$281.8M+4,652
2020+$189.8M+2,204
2021+$137.4M-1,959
2022+$96.7M-1,989
2023+$160.2M+559

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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.