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Arizona

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arizona saw a net gain of 16,853 tax-filing households and a net gain of 26,663 individuals. On net, the area gained $2.7B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from California; the largest outflow went to California. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$2.7B
nominal dollars
Net households
+16,853
tax returns
Net people
+26,663
exemptions

+3.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 7,431,344)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$10.8B
Moved out$8.0B
Net +$2.7B (nominal)

Arizona counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Top origin states

  1. 1California28,402$2.5B
  2. 2Texas8,463$711.0M
  3. 3Washington8,011$899.2M
  4. 4Colorado6,012$584.5M
  5. 5Illinois5,528$624.3M
  6. 6Florida4,682$384.4M
  7. 7Nevada4,057$315.6M
  8. 8Oregon4,007$392.0M
  9. 9New Mexico3,435$207.6M
  10. 10Utah3,210$245.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1California16,283$1.2B
  2. 2Texas9,966$800.3M
  3. 3Washington5,803$514.4M
  4. 4Colorado5,683$466.7M
  5. 5Florida5,096$482.1M
  6. 6Illinois3,606$256.4M
  7. 7Nevada3,387$232.8M
  8. 8Utah3,239$208.6M
  9. 9Oregon3,130$225.0M
  10. 10New Mexico3,006$170.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$33.4B (+533,230 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$946.0M+19,829
2013+$1.5B+16,549
2014+$1.2B+23,125
2015+$1.2B+17,142
2016+$2.0B+46,941
2017+$3.8B+75,428
2018+$3.5B+66,009
2019+$3.7B+66,714
2020+$4.8B+80,652
2021+$4.4B+57,254
2022+$3.7B+36,924
2023+$2.7B+26,663

Counties in Arizona (15)

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