Eastern Wayne Today

In 2019, 10,355 people moved to Wayne 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 8,781 people migrated to Wayne County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Wayne County is offset by the 32,813 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 30,834 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	9,429	31,991	-22,562
2018-2019	8,781	30,834	-22,053
2019-2020	10,355	32,813	-22,458