Mid Valley Reporter

In 2019, 5,589 people moved to Marion County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 5,137 people migrated to Marion County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Marion County is offset by the 8,495 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 7,634 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	5,261	7,622	-2,361
2018-2019	5,137	7,634	-2,497
2019-2020	5,589	8,495	-2,906