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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The new Norfolk County residents who came from across the U.S. in 2019

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In 2019, 6,825 people moved to Norfolk County from elsewhere in the U.S., according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is a decrease from the year before, when 6,947 people migrated to Norfolk County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Norfolk County is offset by the 24,796 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 22,842 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.

Total Migration to Norfolk County From Across the U.S.
YearsInflowOutflowDomestic Migration
2017-20186,81323,391-16,578
2018-20196,94722,842-15,895
2019-20206,82524,796-17,971

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