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McDowell County, WV

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, McDowell County, WV saw a net loss of 36 tax-filing households and a net loss of 96 individuals. On net, the area lost $3.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Mercer County; the largest outflow went to Mercer County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$3.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
-36
tax returns
Net people
-96
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$6.1M
Moved out$9.1M
Net -$3.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Mercer County, WV63$1.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Mercer County, WV64$3.0M
  2. 2Tazewell County, VA26$1.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$48.1M (-2,507 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$3.4M-198
2013-$4.8M-152
2014-$2.4M-235
2015-$3.2M-165
2016-$4.2M-249
2017-$4.9M-273
2018-$3.1M-213
2019-$5.3M-291
2020-$4.4M-251
2021-$5.7M-233
2022-$3.6M-151
2023-$3.0M-96

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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.