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Massachusetts

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Massachusetts saw a net loss of 16,921 tax-filing households and a net loss of 30,460 individuals. On net, the area lost $4.2B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from New York; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$4.2B
nominal dollars
Net households
-16,921
tax returns
Net people
-30,460
exemptions

-4.4 net people per 1,000 residents (population 7,001,399)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$7.7B
Moved out$11.9B
Net -$4.2B (nominal)

Massachusetts 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. 1New York10,479$1.0B
  2. 2Florida8,058$666.1M
  3. 3New Hampshire6,594$557.6M
  4. 4California6,565$825.5M
  5. 5Connecticut6,467$556.4M
  6. 6Rhode Island5,218$386.7M
  7. 7New Jersey3,596$346.2M
  8. 8Texas3,394$322.7M
  9. 9Pennsylvania3,335$286.4M
  10. 10Maine2,229$173.3M

Top destination states

  1. 1Florida12,159$2.5B
  2. 2New York11,027$1.1B
  3. 3New Hampshire10,603$1.4B
  4. 4California7,767$903.2M
  5. 5Rhode Island6,510$571.9M
  6. 6Connecticut6,006$519.7M
  7. 7Texas4,218$465.8M
  8. 8North Carolina3,483$347.7M
  9. 9Maine3,330$378.1M
  10. 10Pennsylvania2,973$268.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$24.7B (-329,232 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$918.1M-10,317
2013-$1.0B-11,915
2014-$760.8M-19,478
2015-$848.3M-13,556
2016-$1.4B-27,889
2017-$1.9B-36,001
2018-$1.5B-26,536
2019-$1.5B-26,086
2020-$2.6B-37,104
2021-$4.3B-44,276
2022-$3.9B-45,614
2023-$4.2B-30,460

Counties in Massachusetts (14)

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