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Louisiana

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Louisiana saw a net loss of 10,253 tax-filing households and a net loss of 17,408 individuals. On net, the area lost $806.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Texas; the largest outflow went to Texas. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$806.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
-10,253
tax returns
Net people
-17,408
exemptions

-3.8 net people per 1,000 residents (population 4,573,749)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.2B
Moved out$3.0B
Net -$806.0M (nominal)

Louisiana 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. 1Texas10,522$566.7M
  2. 2Mississippi3,108$153.6M
  3. 3Florida2,765$180.9M
  4. 4California2,093$146.0M
  5. 5Georgia1,747$88.6M
  6. 6Alabama1,101$66.9M
  7. 7Arkansas1,063$51.3M
  8. 8Tennessee987$58.3M
  9. 9North Carolina984$55.6M
  10. 10New York941$61.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Texas15,068$858.5M
  2. 2Mississippi3,689$220.0M
  3. 3Florida3,359$303.7M
  4. 4Georgia2,194$115.4M
  5. 5California2,019$141.9M
  6. 6Tennessee1,551$106.9M
  7. 7Arkansas1,423$78.5M
  8. 8Alabama1,375$93.4M
  9. 9Colorado1,336$81.9M
  10. 10North Carolina1,295$93.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$6.3B (-187,450 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$86.7M-1,046
2013-$349.3M-4,118
2014-$470.5M-8,007
2015-$310.8M-3,738
2016-$226.5M-10,738
2017-$721.4M-28,593
2018-$544.0M-19,769
2019-$497.4M-18,951
2020-$567.8M-20,627
2021-$857.3M-28,291
2022-$874.8M-26,164
2023-$806.0M-17,408

Counties in Louisiana (64)

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