North Cook News

In 2019, 27,963 people moved to Cook County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is a decrease from the year before, when 28,240 people migrated to Cook County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Cook County is offset by the 106,667 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 95,107 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	29,154	100,145	-70,991
2018-2019	28,240	95,107	-66,867
2019-2020	27,963	106,667	-78,704