West Florida News

In 2019, 18,395 people moved to Lee 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 15,991 people migrated to Lee County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Lee County is offset by the 19,298 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 18,259 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	15,724	18,787	-3,063
2018-2019	15,991	18,259	-2,268
2019-2020	18,395	19,298	-903