King County, WA
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, King County, WA saw a net loss of 1,324 tax-filing households and a net loss of 14,936 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.2B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Snohomish County; the largest outflow went to Snohomish County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
-$2.2B
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,324
tax returns
Net people
-14,936
exemptions
-6.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 2,271,380)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$6.9B
Moved out$9.1B
Net -$2.2B (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Snohomish County, WA7,334$710.3M
- 2Pierce County, WA6,086$415.8M
- 3Los Angeles County, CA2,363$289.2M
- 4Santa Clara County, CA1,462$342.0M
- 5Maricopa County, AZ1,322$151.0M
- 6San Diego County, CA1,128$109.7M
- 7Kitsap County, WA960$93.9M
- 8Cook County, IL954$120.7M
- 9Orange County, CA937$121.8M
- 10Multnomah County, OR927$96.0M
Where movers went
- 1Snohomish County, WA10,534$1.3B
- 2Pierce County, WA9,291$753.4M
- 3Los Angeles County, CA1,799$229.0M
- 4Maricopa County, AZ1,502$301.3M
- 5Kitsap County, WA1,360$178.1M
- 6Santa Clara County, CA1,214$271.7M
- 7San Diego County, CA1,112$160.0M
- 8Thurston County, WA1,085$93.5M
- 9Whatcom County, WA1,004$97.4M
- 10New York County, NY918$153.0M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: -$10.1B (-120,785 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$168.8M | +3,263 |
| 2013 | +$639.4M | +1,551 |
| 2014 | +$87.8M | -243 |
| 2015 | +$202.3M | +1,365 |
| 2016 | +$282.6M | -681 |
| 2017 | -$592.4M | -14,788 |
| 2018 | -$378.8M | -12,358 |
| 2019 | -$800.9M | -4,253 |
| 2020 | -$1.4B | -23,159 |
| 2021 | -$2.4B | -32,121 |
| 2022 | -$3.6B | -24,425 |
| 2023 | -$2.2B | -14,936 |
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