Erie County Times

In 2019, 1,238 people moved to Erie County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 1,047 people migrated to Erie County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Erie County is offset by the 3,722 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 3,745 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	1,133	3,881	-2,748
2018-2019	1,047	3,745	-2,698
2019-2020	1,238	3,722	-2,484