Burlington Reporter

In 2019, 3,567 people moved to Alamance County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 3,372 people migrated to Alamance County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Alamance County is offset by the 4,088 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 3,572 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	3,350	3,558	-208
2018-2019	3,372	3,572	-200
2019-2020	3,567	4,088	-521