How America Moves

Milwaukee County, WI

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Milwaukee County, WI saw a net loss of 1,911 tax-filing households and a net loss of 5,909 individuals. On net, the area lost $412.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Waukesha County; the largest outflow went to Waukesha County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$412.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,911
tax returns
Net people
-5,909
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.1B
Moved out$1.5B
Net -$412.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Waukesha County, WI3,292$243.9M
  2. 2Racine County, WI976$53.1M
  3. 3Cook County, IL969$65.5M
  4. 4Dane County, WI768$41.9M
  5. 5Ozaukee County, WI633$41.3M
  6. 6Washington County, WI581$33.9M
  7. 7Kenosha County, WI394$20.0M
  8. 8Lake County, IL319$16.4M
  9. 9Maricopa County, AZ284$16.3M
  10. 10Brown County, WI279$12.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Waukesha County, WI4,553$401.4M
  2. 2Racine County, WI1,143$77.0M
  3. 3Ozaukee County, WI898$99.4M
  4. 4Cook County, IL855$60.0M
  5. 5Washington County, WI771$54.7M
  6. 6Dane County, WI728$45.0M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ440$26.0M
  8. 8Kenosha County, WI304$16.7M
  9. 9Sheboygan County, WI239$11.6M
  10. 10Hennepin County, MN231$15.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$5.9B (-114,596 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$250.2M-6,492
2013-$406.2M-7,655
2014-$267.2M-8,368
2015-$158.3M-2,969
2016-$426.6M-11,637
2017-$808.9M-19,625
2018-$494.7M-9,369
2019-$318.9M-6,777
2020-$1.1B-12,462
2021-$613.2M-13,242
2022-$617.4M-10,091
2023-$412.6M-5,909

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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.