Jefferson Reporter

In 2019, 5,312 people moved to Jefferson County from elsewhere in the U.S., according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 5,036 people migrated to Jefferson County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Jefferson County is offset by the 14,308 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 13,020 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw its population shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	5,134	13,629	-8,495
2018-2019	5,036	13,020	-7,984
2019-2020	5,312	14,308	-8,996