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Spokane County, WA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Spokane County, WA saw a net gain of 581 tax-filing households and a net gain of 334 individuals. On net, the area gained $30.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Kootenai County; the largest outflow went to Kootenai County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$30.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+581
tax returns
Net people
+334
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$802.0M
Moved out$771.4M
Net +$30.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Kootenai County, ID1,094$63.1M
  2. 2King County, WA755$80.2M
  3. 3Stevens County, WA520$28.4M
  4. 4Snohomish County, WA346$25.4M
  5. 5Pierce County, WA329$23.2M
  6. 6Benton County, WA242$13.0M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ237$17.9M
  8. 8Whitman County, WA223$11.8M
  9. 9Grant County, WA177$10.7M
  10. 10San Diego County, CA176$13.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Kootenai County, ID969$77.2M
  2. 2King County, WA716$43.3M
  3. 3Stevens County, WA543$34.9M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ331$26.9M
  5. 5Pierce County, WA279$14.9M
  6. 6Snohomish County, WA230$16.8M
  7. 7Benton County, WA197$10.9M
  8. 8Whitman County, WA187$8.4M
  9. 9Pend Oreille County, WA183$11.1M
  10. 10Clark County, WA172$10.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$1.6B (+32,860 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$37.3M-609
2013+$54.3M+678
2014+$49.2M+2,193
2015+$54.7M+1,645
2016+$123.4M+4,130
2017+$255.8M+7,378
2018+$225.0M+5,764
2019+$146.8M+3,870
2020+$228.3M+3,305
2021+$192.9M+2,580
2022+$167.4M+1,592
2023+$30.6M+334

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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.