SW Houston News

In 2019, 6,796 people moved to Fort Bend County from elsewhere in the U.S., according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 5,616 people migrated to Fort Bend County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Fort Bend County is offset by the 21,008 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 19,226 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 its population 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	5,441	19,762	-14,321
2018-2019	5,616	19,226	-13,610
2019-2020	6,796	21,008	-14,212