Who's moving to and from Jefferson County, Alabama?

More left than arrived in 2022–23: 21,674 people in, 24,492 out. Most were moving between Alabama counties.

See where they went ↓
Net change
−2,818 people
−1,041 households
Arrivals' income
$66.6k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return
Leavers' income
$72.8k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Where people leaving Jefferson County went in Alabama

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Moves to and from other Alabama counties, 2022–23. Out-of-state moves, like Fulton County, GA, are listed below.

Where did newcomers come from?

About 6 in 10 already lived in Alabama. People, 2022–23.

  1. Shelby County3,920
  2. St. Clair County1,305
  3. Tuscaloosa County1,043
  4. Blount County666
  5. Walker County600
  6. Madison County529
  7. Montgomery County452
  8. Smaller moves from many other places (each under 20 households)5,403

Where did people go?

About 6 in 10 who left stayed in Alabama. People, 2022–23.

  1. Shelby County5,207
  2. St. Clair County2,090
  3. Tuscaloosa County1,004
  4. Blount County847
  5. Madison County736
  6. Walker County693
  7. Cullman County405
  8. Smaller moves to many other places (each under 20 households)5,329

Not counted above

Arrived from abroad
117 people
Left for abroad
110 people

Moves abroad are never included in net change.

Is Jefferson usually growing from moves?

No. More households have left than arrived every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−1,04122–23††‡†
Net migration of Jefferson County (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−1,186
2014–15 †−1,019
2015–16−1,131
2016–17 †−1,594
2017–18−1,425
2018–19 ‡−1,154
2019–20−2,043
2020–21−2,119
2021–22−1,864
2022–23 †−1,041

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines. ‡ County disclosure-method change in 2018–19: small counts began being deleted rather than reassigned to similar categories. County figures across this break may not be comparable.

Cite this page

Moved Where. “Who's moving to and from Jefferson County, Alabama?” movedwhere.com/county/jefferson-county-al. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.