U.S. IRS SOI by Postal Code Data

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Hi all,

I loaded IRS SOI data by zip code. https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-individual-income-tax-statistics-zip-code-data-soi

I used their documentation to get an explanation of the columns. I got the adjusted gross income (AGI) and did some simple math over the year's AGI to see growth or decline in AGI by postal code.

My problem is, most AGI by postal codes as reported year-over-year in Southern California are coming back mostly negative from 2015 to 2018.. Some postal codes show gains. Many don't. Meaning, either actual AGI declined between years 2015 and 2018 for many postal codes in Los Angeles county, or the tax code changed to lower AGI in some way..

I am pretty confident I am missing something that accounts for negative AGI growth. Can someone point me to an explanation? Maybe there is a different way to analyze the data?

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