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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) County to County Migration Data
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STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Access to files on PopNet limited to Penn State PRI researchers.
DESCRIPTION: County migration flow data show migration patterns, from where to where, by county, based on year-to-year changes in tax return address. They are based on administrative records (income tax returns) from the Internal Revenue Service's Individual Master File (IMF) which includes a record for every Form 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ individual income tax return filed by citizens and resident aliens with the IRS.
ORIGINATING AGENCY / PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): Internal Revenue Service
PRI FACULTY, AFFILIATES, AND STUDENTS: Please note that other yearly files are available for purchase. If you are interested in obtaining these data, please contact the Data Archivist.
| Year(s) / Wave(s) | Abstract? | Data Location | Input Statement | Document Location |
| 1995-1996 | No | POPNET: original Excel files available (see Data Archivist) | Already SAS'd (version 6) | POPNET: /nfs/data/public/irs_mig /95-96/mig9596.txt |
| 1992-1993 | No | POPNET: /home/data /irs_mig /*flow/co9293*.* PRI (DISKETTES): | None at present | 806 Oswald POPNET: |
DATA DISSEMINATED BY: IRS Statistics of Income, Statistical Information Services Office