South Fairfax News

In 2019, 21,541 people moved to Fairfax 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 20,293 people migrated to Fairfax County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Fairfax County is offset by the 46,374 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 43,309 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	21,962	46,195	-24,233
2018-2019	20,293	43,309	-23,016
2019-2020	21,541	46,374	-24,833