Northwoods Reporter

In 2019, 1,325 people moved to Polk County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 1,207 people migrated to Polk County.

The number of people moving to Polk County is offset by the 1,091 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 1,047 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	1,262	1,076	186
2018-2019	1,207	1,047	160
2019-2020	1,325	1,091	234