Huntsville Leader

In 2019, 2,246 people moved to Limestone County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 1,911 people migrated to Limestone County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Limestone County is offset by the 2,325 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 2,157 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	2,000	2,125	-125
2018-2019	1,911	2,157	-246
2019-2020	2,246	2,325	-79