North Boston News

In 2019, 6,420 people moved to Essex County from elsewhere in the U.S., according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 6,058 people migrated to Essex County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Essex County is offset by the 17,629 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 17,031 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw its population shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	6,221	17,101	-10,880
2018-2019	6,058	17,031	-10,973
2019-2020	6,420	17,629	-11,209