Illinois
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Illinois saw a net loss of 29,506 tax-filing households and a net loss of 55,609 individuals. On net, the area lost $6.1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Indiana; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
-$6.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
-29,506
tax returns
Net people
-55,609
exemptions
-4.4 net people per 1,000 residents (population 12,549,689)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$9.4B
Moved out$15.6B
Net -$6.1B (nominal)
Illinois 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
Top destination states
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: -$72.6B (-995,275 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$2.6B | -52,328 |
| 2013 | -$3.8B | -68,943 |
| 2014 | -$4.1B | -82,881 |
| 2015 | -$3.5B | -50,994 |
| 2016 | -$4.8B | -87,837 |
| 2017 | -$6.8B | -133,769 |
| 2018 | -$5.6B | -87,673 |
| 2019 | -$5.9B | -82,107 |
| 2020 | -$8.5B | -100,858 |
| 2021 | -$10.9B | -104,990 |
| 2022 | -$9.8B | -87,286 |
| 2023 | -$6.1B | -55,609 |
Counties in Illinois (102)
- Adams County
- Alexander County
- Bond County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Bureau County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Champaign County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Coles County
- Cook County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- De Witt County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- DuPage County
- Edgar County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Ford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Iroquois County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jersey County
- Jo Daviess County
- Johnson County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- Knox County
- LaSalle County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- Massac County
- McDonough County
- McHenry County
- McLean County
- Menard County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Moultrie County
- Ogle County
- Peoria County
- Perry County
- Piatt County
- Pike County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Richland County
- Rock Island County
- Saline County
- Sangamon County
- Schuyler County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Stark County
- Stephenson County
- Tazewell County
- Union County
- Vermilion County
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Whiteside County
- Will County
- Williamson County
- Winnebago County
- Woodford County
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