Will County Gazette

In 2019, 13,970 people moved to Will County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 12,578 people migrated to Will County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Will County is offset by the 18,619 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 17,390 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	13,504	18,261	-4,757
2018-2019	12,578	17,390	-4,812
2019-2020	13,970	18,619	-4,649