Alabama
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Alabama saw a net gain of 6,124 tax-filing households and a net gain of 16,421 individuals. Against a population of about 5,108,468, that is a net inflow of about 3.2 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $545.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
Migration Overview
- Net income (AGI): +$545.3M nominal dollars
- Net households: +6,124 tax returns
- Net people: +16,421 exemptions
- Net people per 1,000 residents: +3.2 (population 5,108,468)
Income (AGI) in and out:
- Moved in: $3.7B
- Moved out: $3.2B
- Net: +$545.3M (nominal)
Top Origin States
- Georgia: 9,224 households, $563.2M AGI
- Florida: 8,410 households, $514M AGI
- Tennessee: 4,905 households, $324.1M AGI
- Texas: 3,748 households, $269.2M AGI
- Mississippi: 3,287 households, $182.2M AGI
- California: 2,342 households, $173.8M AGI
- North Carolina: 1,692 households, $111.2M AGI
- Virginia: 1,548 households, $140.7M AGI
- Louisiana: 1,375 households, $93.4M AGI
- Illinois: 1,301 households, $92.3M AGI
Top Destination States
- Georgia: 8,527 households, $466.8M AGI
- Florida: 7,060 households, $524.9M AGI
- Tennessee: 4,554 households, $292.2M AGI
- Texas: 4,359 households, $296.6M AGI
- Mississippi: 2,588 households, $151.3M AGI
- North Carolina: 1,904 households, $125.4M AGI
- California: 1,589 households, $111M AGI
- Virginia: 1,388 households, $106.1M AGI
- South Carolina: 1,189 households, $89.5M AGI
- Colorado: 1,135 households, $75.8M AGI
Churn by State
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference.
- Georgia: 9,224 in, 8,527 out, +697 net, +$96.3M AGI
- Florida: 8,410 in, 7,060 out, +1,350 net, -$10.8M AGI
- Tennessee: 4,905 in, 4,554 out, +351 net, +$32M AGI
- Texas: 3,748 in, 4,359 out, -611 net, -$27.5M AGI
- Mississippi: 3,287 in, 2,588 out, +699 net, +$31M AGI
- California: 2,342 in, 1,589 out, +753 net, +$62.8M AGI
- North Carolina: 1,692 in, 1,904 out, -212 net, -$14.2M AGI
- Virginia: 1,548 in, 1,388 out, +160 net, +$34.5M AGI
- Louisiana: 1,375 in, 1,101 out, +274 net, +$26.5M AGI
- Colorado: 1,261 in, 1,135 out, +126 net, +$22.7M AGI
- South Carolina: 1,114 in, 1,189 out, -75 net, -$16.1M AGI
- Illinois: 1,301 in, 940 out, +361 net, +$38.7M AGI
Net Migration by Year
Net 2012–2023: +$3.5B (+101,393 people).
- 2012: +$58.6M AGI, -4,198 people
- 2013: +$75.4M AGI, +1,586 people
- 2014: -$32.5M AGI, -3,881 people
- 2015: -$82.5M AGI, -1,631 people
- 2016: -$158.8M AGI, +2,257 people
- 2017: +$489.7M AGI, +11,864 people
- 2018: +$280.8M AGI, +8,385 people
- 2019: +$252.8M AGI, +8,820 people
- 2020: +$520.1M AGI, +17,532 people
- 2021: +$743.1M AGI, +21,532 people
- 2022: +$799M AGI, +22,706 people
- 2023: +$545.3M AGI, +16,421 people
Migration in Context
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 16,421 more people moved into Alabama than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $545.3M in income (nominal) — in a state of 5,117,850 people.
- Population: 5,117,850 (Census 2023 estimate)
- Net migration rate: +3.2 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: +$107 nominal dollars (≈ +$545.3M total across 5,117,850 residents)
Components of Population Change (2023)
- Births: +58,640
- Deaths: 60,111
- Net domestic migration: +29,774
- Net international migration: +12,621
- Total change: +40,982
Income & Cost of Living
Prices around Alabama run about 11% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $112 buys in the average American community.
- Income per person: $54,612 (22% below the U.S. average)
- Price level: 89.1 (100 = U.S. average prices)
- What that income buys: $61,295 (local income restated at U.S.-average prices, 12% below the U.S. average)
Price parity by category (Index where 100 = U.S. average):
- Housing & rents: 61.6
- Goods: 94.6
- Utilities: 89.9
- Other services: 98.2
Demographics
- Median age: 39.3 years
- Median household income: $62,027 (21% below the U.S. median)
- College degree: 28% of adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
- Poverty rate: 15.6%
- Average commute: 25 minutes
- Broadband at home: 86% of households
Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 64%
- Black: 26%
- Hispanic: 5%
- Asian: 1%
- Other: 3%
Housing
- Median home value: $195,100 (36%