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Dane County, WI

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Dane County, WI saw a net gain of 1,189 tax-filing households and a net gain of 391 individuals. On net, the area lost $103.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Cook County; the largest outflow went to Rock County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$103.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,189
tax returns
Net people
+391
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.1B
Moved out$1.2B
Net -$103.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Cook County, IL738$62.1M
  2. 2Milwaukee County, WI728$45.0M
  3. 3Rock County, WI620$33.6M
  4. 4Columbia County, WI453$26.5M
  5. 5Waukesha County, WI399$27.9M
  6. 6Jefferson County, WI388$21.8M
  7. 7Sauk County, WI367$18.6M
  8. 8Green County, WI266$17.1M
  9. 9Dodge County, WI249$12.7M
  10. 10Hennepin County, MN232$15.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Rock County, WI776$49.7M
  2. 2Milwaukee County, WI768$41.9M
  3. 3Cook County, IL761$54.0M
  4. 4Columbia County, WI583$46.6M
  5. 5Jefferson County, WI431$24.5M
  6. 6Sauk County, WI383$27.8M
  7. 7Hennepin County, MN361$23.3M
  8. 8Waukesha County, WI342$31.1M
  9. 9Green County, WI306$25.4M
  10. 10Dodge County, WI217$13.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.4B (-17,685 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$20.1M-338
2013-$79.5M-1,595
2014-$67.0M-556
2015-$4.7M+540
2016-$74.7M-249
2017-$211.9M-3,278
2018-$136.2M-1,735
2019-$51.1M-993
2020-$167.2M-3,353
2021-$285.0M-4,325
2022-$246.1M-2,194
2023-$103.0M+391

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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.