South Middlesex Times

In 2019, 12,872 people moved to Middlesex County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 12,140 people migrated to Middlesex County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Middlesex County is offset by the 25,024 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 24,136 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	11,789	24,936	-13,147
2018-2019	12,140	24,136	-11,996
2019-2020	12,872	25,024	-12,152