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New Jersey

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Jersey saw a net loss of 20,990 tax-filing households and a net loss of 32,182 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.8B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from New York; the largest outflow went to New York. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.8B
nominal dollars
Net households
-20,990
tax returns
Net people
-32,182
exemptions

-3.5 net people per 1,000 residents (population 9,290,841)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$11.2B
Moved out$14.0B
Net -$2.8B (nominal)

New Jersey 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 York43,699$5.1B
  2. 2Pennsylvania16,075$1.4B
  3. 3Florida9,047$785.3M
  4. 4California4,880$668.3M
  5. 5Texas3,152$300.9M
  6. 6Massachusetts2,740$318.4M
  7. 7Virginia2,636$239.6M
  8. 8North Carolina2,566$183.0M
  9. 9Maryland2,483$207.3M
  10. 10Connecticut2,060$230.0M

Top destination states

  1. 1New York26,793$3.0B
  2. 2Florida20,113$3.0B
  3. 3Pennsylvania18,767$1.6B
  4. 4California6,470$821.1M
  5. 5Texas6,059$679.2M
  6. 6North Carolina6,003$571.9M
  7. 7Virginia4,296$368.6M
  8. 8Georgia3,725$302.6M
  9. 9South Carolina3,650$388.7M
  10. 10Massachusetts3,596$346.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$36.4B (-425,223 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$2.2B-34,396
2013-$1.8B-35,880
2014-$3.1B-46,563
2015-$2.5B-34,590
2016-$3.5B-47,395
2017-$2.8B-47,031
2018-$3.2B-32,888
2019-$3.1B-26,853
2020-$2.3B-23,306
2021-$3.8B-26,069
2022-$5.3B-38,070
2023-$2.8B-32,182

Counties in New Jersey (21)

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