Mid Massachusetts News

In 2019, 15,541 people moved to Worcester 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 14,643 people migrated to Worcester County.

The number of people moving to Worcester County is offset by the 16,023 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 15,120 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	14,806	15,631	-825
2018-2019	14,643	15,120	-477
2019-2020	15,541	16,023	-482