Cook County, IL
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Cook County, IL saw a net loss of 14,346 tax-filing households and a net loss of 42,264 individuals. On net, the area lost $4.5B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from DuPage County; the largest outflow went to DuPage County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
-$4.5B
nominal dollars
Net households
-14,346
tax returns
Net people
-42,264
exemptions
-8.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 5,087,072)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$7.4B
Moved out$11.8B
Net -$4.5B (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1DuPage County, IL8,374$716.7M
- 2Lake County, IL4,959$620.8M
- 3Will County, IL4,824$311.1M
- 4Kane County, IL2,754$178.7M
- 5Lake County, IN2,665$117.2M
- 6Los Angeles County, CA1,570$150.4M
- 7McHenry County, IL1,307$89.1M
- 8Maricopa County, AZ1,160$88.3M
- 9New York County, NY878$279.9M
- 10Oakland County, MI876$69.7M
Where movers went
- 1DuPage County, IL11,143$1.2B
- 2Will County, IL6,972$633.1M
- 3Lake County, IL6,447$1.2B
- 4Lake County, IN4,226$239.8M
- 5Kane County, IL3,820$299.0M
- 6McHenry County, IL2,305$184.0M
- 7Los Angeles County, CA1,982$226.6M
- 8New York County, NY1,755$299.4M
- 9Maricopa County, AZ1,698$223.8M
- 10Harris County, TX991$79.4M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: -$43.5B (-675,042 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$968.3M | -29,291 |
| 2013 | -$2.0B | -43,051 |
| 2014 | -$2.1B | -48,423 |
| 2015 | -$1.9B | -32,805 |
| 2016 | -$3.0B | -58,402 |
| 2017 | -$3.3B | -88,517 |
| 2018 | -$2.9B | -55,767 |
| 2019 | -$2.9B | -47,656 |
| 2020 | -$5.1B | -73,828 |
| 2021 | -$7.6B | -85,736 |
| 2022 | -$7.2B | -69,302 |
| 2023 | -$4.5B | -42,264 |
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