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Waukesha County, WI

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Waukesha County, WI saw a net gain of 298 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,606 individuals. On net, the area lost $11.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Milwaukee County; the largest outflow went to Milwaukee County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$11.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
+298
tax returns
Net people
+1,606
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$954.3M
Moved out$965.6M
Net -$11.3M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Milwaukee County, WI4,553$401.4M
  2. 2Washington County, WI590$47.5M
  3. 3Racine County, WI347$26.7M
  4. 4Dane County, WI342$31.1M
  5. 5Jefferson County, WI332$21.4M
  6. 6Walworth County, WI289$19.8M
  7. 7Cook County, IL208$24.1M
  8. 8Ozaukee County, WI196$21.5M
  9. 9Dodge County, WI180$11.0M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ111$11.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Milwaukee County, WI3,292$243.9M
  2. 2Washington County, WI709$72.1M
  3. 3Dane County, WI399$27.9M
  4. 4Jefferson County, WI355$26.0M
  5. 5Walworth County, WI302$29.3M
  6. 6Racine County, WI283$26.0M
  7. 7Cook County, IL258$17.3M
  8. 8Dodge County, WI224$30.1M
  9. 9Ozaukee County, WI221$21.6M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ150$14.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$590.6M (+22,614 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$50.3M+1,229
2013+$41.8M+1,314
2014-$26.1M+490
2015-$108.0M-758
2016+$46.1M+2,396
2017+$59.2M+4,923
2018+$25.0M+1,567
2019+$47.4M+2,044
2020+$589.1M+2,872
2021+$8.0M+2,558
2022-$30.4M+2,373
2023-$11.3M+1,606

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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.