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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

How many people moved to Kings County in 2019?

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In 2019, 59,430 people moved to Kings County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is a decrease from the year before, when 60,498 people migrated to Kings County.

The number of people moving to Kings County is offset by the 88,735 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 73,259 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.

Total Migration to Kings County From Across the U.S.
YearsInflowOutflowDomestic Migration
2017-201859,85474,783-14,929
2018-201960,49873,259-12,761
2019-202059,43088,735-29,305