Polk County, IA
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Polk County, IA saw a net gain of 468 tax-filing households and a net loss of 101 individuals. On net, the area lost $12.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Dallas County; the largest outflow went to Dallas County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
-$12.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+468
tax returns
Net people
-101
exemptions
-0.2 net people per 1,000 residents (population 505,255)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$841.1M
Moved out$853.7M
Net -$12.6M (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Dallas County, IA2,125$180.5M
- 2Story County, IA863$50.4M
- 3Warren County, IA648$36.1M
- 4Jasper County, IA337$17.5M
- 5Johnson County, IA276$12.7M
- 6Linn County, IA253$13.5M
- 7Black Hawk County, IA244$12.3M
- 8Marion County, IA179$9.9M
- 9Cook County, IL174$11.7M
- 10Maricopa County, AZ157$10.7M
Where movers went
- 1Dallas County, IA2,531$210.0M
- 2Warren County, IA843$61.4M
- 3Story County, IA607$31.1M
- 4Jasper County, IA309$18.0M
- 5Cook County, IL228$14.1M
- 6Johnson County, IA227$11.1M
- 7Maricopa County, AZ192$14.0M
- 8Hennepin County, MN171$10.5M
- 9Marion County, IA154$9.7M
- 10Linn County, IA150$8.4M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: -$536.4M (+8,328 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$28.7M | +830 |
| 2013 | -$9.4M | +1,874 |
| 2014 | -$2.5M | +1,862 |
| 2015 | +$18.7M | +2,241 |
| 2016 | -$39.9M | +2,628 |
| 2017 | -$40.0M | +608 |
| 2018 | +$12.1M | +1,412 |
| 2019 | -$116.8M | -825 |
| 2020 | -$89.5M | -1,067 |
| 2021 | -$104.1M | +1,139 |
| 2022 | -$123.8M | -2,273 |
| 2023 | -$12.6M | -101 |
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