Eastern Shore Times

In 2019, 580 people moved to Accomack 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 480 people migrated to Accomack County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Accomack County is offset by the 751 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 739 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	477	765	-288
2018-2019	480	739	-259
2019-2020	580	751	-171