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Maine

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Maine saw a net gain of 3,553 tax-filing households and a net gain of 6,390 individuals. On net, the area gained $493.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Massachusetts; the largest outflow went to Massachusetts. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$493.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
+3,553
tax returns
Net people
+6,390
exemptions

+4.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,395,722)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.8B
Moved out$1.3B
Net +$493.5M (nominal)

Maine 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. 1Massachusetts3,330$378.1M
  2. 2New Hampshire2,595$192.1M
  3. 3Florida2,029$144.4M
  4. 4New York1,375$127.6M
  5. 5California937$90.4M
  6. 6Connecticut796$74.3M
  7. 7Texas767$67.0M
  8. 8Pennsylvania616$52.6M
  9. 9Virginia558$50.4M
  10. 10North Carolina534$35.1M

Top destination states

  1. 1Massachusetts2,229$173.3M
  2. 2Florida2,185$229.7M
  3. 3New Hampshire1,972$129.5M
  4. 4New York963$76.8M
  5. 5North Carolina716$50.3M
  6. 6California622$47.7M
  7. 7Texas583$42.9M
  8. 8Virginia547$44.9M
  9. 9Connecticut476$34.8M
  10. 10Pennsylvania470$29.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$4.5B (+65,117 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$116.0M+496
2013+$66.3M+1,205
2014+$38.7M+1,428
2015-$62.0M-1,164
2016+$144.7M+2,864
2017+$560.2M+9,799
2018+$320.5M+5,960
2019+$338.8M+5,415
2020+$873.0M+11,352
2021+$924.5M+12,364
2022+$704.4M+9,008
2023+$493.5M+6,390

Counties in Maine (16)

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