How America Moves

Illinois vs Texas

Net migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Illinois
Net income (AGI)
-$6.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
-29,506
tax returns
Net people
-55,609
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$9.4B
Moved out$15.6B
Net -$6.1B (nominal)

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$72.6B (-995,275 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$2.6B-52,328
2013-$3.8B-68,943
2014-$4.1B-82,881
2015-$3.5B-50,994
2016-$4.8B-87,837
2017-$6.8B-133,769
2018-$5.6B-87,673
2019-$5.9B-82,107
2020-$8.5B-100,858
2021-$10.9B-104,990
2022-$9.8B-87,286
2023-$6.1B-55,609
Texas
Net income (AGI)
+$5.3B
nominal dollars
Net households
+54,904
tax returns
Net people
+111,404
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$26.4B
Moved out$21.0B
Net +$5.3B (nominal)

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$63.0B (+1,524,206 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$2.8B+118,667
2013+$6.0B+152,912
2014+$4.9B+231,164
2015+$3.6B+64,309
2016+$2.3B+55,114
2017+$3.1B+98,398
2018+$3.4B+80,607
2019+$4.0B+114,818
2020+$6.4B+136,174
2021+$10.9B+177,293
2022+$10.2B+183,346
2023+$5.3B+111,404

Direct moves between them

Illinois Texas
12,078households$1.2B AGI
Texas Illinois
8,236households$759.0M AGI

Counts are returns (households) with associated AGI, where the IRS published the flow above its disclosure threshold.

Illinois vs Texas migration — How America Moves