St. Pete Standard

In 2019, 13,750 people moved to Pinellas County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 13,166 people migrated to Pinellas County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Pinellas County is offset by the 28,500 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 25,932 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	13,499	26,591	-13,092
2018-2019	13,166	25,932	-12,766
2019-2020	13,750	28,500	-14,750