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In 2019, 12,115 people moved to Sarasota 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 10,350 people migrated to Sarasota County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Sarasota County is offset by the 13,767 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 12,646 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	10,005	12,770	-2,765
2018-2019	10,350	12,646	-2,296
2019-2020	12,115	13,767	-1,652