Ocean County Leader

In 2019, 9,871 people moved to Ocean County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 8,233 people migrated to Ocean County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Ocean County is offset by the 11,362 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 10,825 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	8,236	11,215	-2,979
2018-2019	8,233	10,825	-2,592
2019-2020	9,871	11,362	-1,491