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IRS SOI Migration Flows API

Tax-return address changes, returns, individuals and associated AGI; not population enumeration or transferred wealth. Methodology break in 2022–2023. Explore coverage, source context and a verified API example.

Geographystate and county; five published migration periods
Release2018–2019 through 2022–2023
Available records911,729

What you can build

Tax-return address changes, returns, individuals and associated AGI; not population enumeration or transferred wealth. Methodology break in 2022–2023. Use this dataset as a sourced input to an application, analytical model or retrieval tool. Retain its native dimensions when joining it with your own records.

Query IRS SOI Migration Flows

The example below is a real bounded request against the available release. Replace the environment variable with your server-side API credential. Review endpoint parameters and response schemas before changing selectors.

Verified API request
curl --fail --get "https://api.geoamcan.com/v1/migration/flows?geo_type=county&geoid=01001&period=2022-2023&limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GEOAMCAN_API_KEY"

Saved response excerpt

{
  "requested_area": {
    "geo_type": "county",
    "geoid": "01001",
    "direction": "inflow",
    "period": "2022-2023",
    "include_aggregates": false,
    "include_geometry": false
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "period": "2022-2023",
      "geo_type": "county",
      "direction": "inflow",
      "origin": "01003",
      "destination": "01001",
      "kind": "bilateral",
      "category": "",
      "returns": 20,
      "individuals": 39,
      "agi_thousands_usd": 1051,
      "flags": {
        "missing": {},
        "agi_unit": "thousands_USD",
        "partner_code": "01003",
        "source_label": "Baldwin County",
        "methodology_series": "enhanced_matching"
      }
    }
  ],
  "availability": {
    "status": "available",
    "dataset": "irs-migration"
  },
  "snapshot": {
    "irs-migration": {
      "release_id": 92,
      "release": "2018–2019 through 2022–2023 parser v1 job 117",
      "fingerprint": "586a2822adcb3748ba5567f97975fbbd"
    }
  },
  "returned_count": 1,
  "complete": false,
  "next_offset": 1,
  "limitations": [
    "Tax-return address changes, returns, individuals and associated AGI; not population enumeration or transferred wealth. Methodology break in 2022–2023."
  ],
  "source_attribution": {
    "irs-migration": "Internal Revenue Service — https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data"
  },
  "metric_definitions": {}
}

Captured 2026-11-03. Excerpt omits pagination credentials and may shorten nested records. Download verified source responses.

Coverage and interpretation

Coverage is limited to published source geographies and releases. Missing, suppressed and unavailable observations must not be treated as zero.

The active release shown here is a catalog snapshot. Check the live catalog and response provenance for current readiness. The underlying public source and Geoamcan access terms are separate; consult the source’s licensing and attribution requirements.

Source and methodology

Source: Internal Revenue Service. Geoamcan is an independent API provider, with no agency affiliation or endorsement. Read our data methodology for source handling, geographic joins and update practices.

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