Alabama
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Alabama saw a net gain of 6,124 tax-filing households and a net gain of 16,421 individuals. On net, the area gained $545.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Georgia; the largest outflow went to Georgia. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$545.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
+6,124
tax returns
Net people
+16,421
exemptions
+3.2 net people per 1,000 residents (population 5,108,468)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$3.7B
Moved out$3.2B
Net +$545.3M (nominal)
Alabama counties
Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.
Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
Top origin states
- 1Georgia9,224$563.2M
- 2Florida8,410$514.0M
- 3Tennessee4,905$324.1M
- 4Texas3,748$269.2M
- 5Mississippi3,287$182.2M
- 6California2,342$173.8M
- 7North Carolina1,692$111.2M
- 8Virginia1,548$140.7M
- 9Louisiana1,375$93.4M
- 10Illinois1,301$92.3M
Top destination states
- 1Georgia8,527$466.8M
- 2Florida7,060$524.9M
- 3Tennessee4,554$292.2M
- 4Texas4,359$296.6M
- 5Mississippi2,588$151.3M
- 6North Carolina1,904$125.4M
- 7California1,589$111.0M
- 8Virginia1,388$106.1M
- 9South Carolina1,189$89.5M
- 10Colorado1,135$75.8M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$3.5B (+101,393 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$58.6M | -4,198 |
| 2013 | +$75.4M | +1,586 |
| 2014 | -$32.5M | -3,881 |
| 2015 | -$82.5M | -1,631 |
| 2016 | -$158.8M | +2,257 |
| 2017 | +$489.7M | +11,864 |
| 2018 | +$280.8M | +8,385 |
| 2019 | +$252.8M | +8,820 |
| 2020 | +$520.1M | +17,532 |
| 2021 | +$743.1M | +21,532 |
| 2022 | +$799.0M | +22,706 |
| 2023 | +$545.3M | +16,421 |
Counties in Alabama (67)
- Autauga County
- Baldwin County
- Barbour County
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cherokee County
- Chilton County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coffee County
- Colbert County
- Conecuh County
- Coosa County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Cullman County
- Dale County
- Dallas County
- DeKalb County
- Elmore County
- Escambia County
- Etowah County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Geneva County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Limestone County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marengo County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Pike County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Sumter County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Washington County
- Wilcox County
- Winston County
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