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Ritchie County, WV

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Ritchie County, WV saw a net loss of 48 tax-filing households and a net loss of 81 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Wood County; the largest outflow went to Wood County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-48
tax returns
Net people
-81
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$5.9M
Moved out$8.5M
Net -$2.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Wood County, WV26$1.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Wood County, WV36$1.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$52.7M (-839 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$8.9M-388
2013+$127.0K+39
2014-$520.0K-21
2015-$2.1M-3
2016-$33.0M-71
2017-$2.0M-106
2018-$1.3M-30
2019-$2.4M-111
2020-$835.0K-35
2021+$2.3M+2
2022-$1.4M-34
2023-$2.6M-81

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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.