North Boston News

In 2019, 16,964 people moved to Essex County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 15,541 people migrated to Essex County.

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 their numbers 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	15,962	17,101	-1,139
2018-2019	15,541	17,031	-1,490
2019-2020	16,964	17,629	-665