A Wirepoints analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s just-released 2020-2021 taxpayer migration data shows Illinois lost, on net, 105,000 residents to other states in 2020. A total of 166,000 people moved into Illinois from other states in 2020, while 271,000 moved out of Illinois, resulting in that 105,000 net loss. The state ranked third-worst nationally for net resident losses.
The latest IRS state-by-state migration data is based on tax returns filed in 2020 and 2021, covering taxpayers and their dependents who moved from one state to another between 2019 and 2020 (see appendix for changes in our reporting methodology).
Illinois’ tax base also took a hit as a result of those residents leaving, losing a record net $10.9 billion in taxable income (AGI) to other states in 2020 – a new record. That, too, was the third-worst performance in the country.
In all, Illinois lost residents on a net basis to 45 other states in 2020.
The exodus continues
The IRS migration report provides hard, indisputable data on the movement of Americans between states. The department reviews tax returns annually to track when and where tax filers and their dependents move. It also aggregates the ages, income brackets and adjusted gross incomes of filers.
That data shows Illinois continued to be a national outlier in 2020 when it comes to losing people and the money they earn. Only California and New York lost more residents – 332,000 and 262,000, respectively.
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