West SLC News

In 2019, 26,817 people moved to Salt Lake 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 25,013 people migrated to Salt Lake County.

The number of people moving to Salt Lake County is offset by the 28,038 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 25,017 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	25,351	25,040	311
2018-2019	25,013	25,017	-4
2019-2020	26,817	28,038	-1,221