The new Lawrence County residents who came from across the U.S. in 2019

In 2019, 566 people moved to Lawrence 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 489 people migrated to Lawrence County from across the U.S.

The number of people moving to Lawrence County is offset by the 1,478 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 1,486 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.