Rochester Reporter

In 2019, 10,515 people moved to Monroe 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 10,037 people migrated to Monroe County.

The number of people moving to Monroe County is offset by the 12,576 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 12,000 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	10,183	11,719	-1,536
2018-2019	10,037	12,000	-1,963
2019-2020	10,515	12,576	-2,061