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In 2019, 4,193 people moved to Jefferson 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 3,948 people migrated to Jefferson County.

The number of people moving to Jefferson County is offset by the 4,952 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 4,984 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	4,415	5,250	-835
2018-2019	3,948	4,984	-1,036
2019-2020	4,193	4,952	-759