New Mexico
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Mexico saw a net loss of 72 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,508 individuals. On net, the area lost $85.5M 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)
-$85.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
-72
tax returns
Net people
-1,508
exemptions
-0.7 net people per 1,000 residents (population 2,114,371)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$2.1B
Moved out$2.2B
Net -$85.5M (nominal)
New Mexico 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.
Top origin states
- 1Texas7,197$450.9M
- 2California3,262$250.5M
- 3Arizona3,006$170.2M
- 4Colorado2,642$168.2M
- 5Florida1,579$114.7M
- 6Washington919$68.1M
- 7Nevada706$44.2M
- 8New York592$44.9M
- 9Oregon575$41.8M
- 10Virginia554$47.9M
Top destination states
- 1Texas7,469$510.5M
- 2Arizona3,435$207.6M
- 3Colorado2,743$196.7M
- 4California2,364$159.7M
- 5Florida1,452$109.8M
- 6Washington946$69.3M
- 7Oklahoma712$45.3M
- 8Nevada693$45.3M
- 9Virginia625$55.2M
- 10North Carolina598$41.5M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: -$673.5M (-53,658 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$166.3M | -8,231 |
| 2013 | -$238.6M | -9,103 |
| 2014 | -$234.6M | -9,814 |
| 2015 | -$164.6M | -5,877 |
| 2016 | -$179.0M | -7,693 |
| 2017 | -$67.5M | -7,061 |
| 2018 | -$6.7M | -1,901 |
| 2019 | +$51.0M | +144 |
| 2020 | +$437.0M | +1,770 |
| 2021 | +$99.6M | -3,256 |
| 2022 | -$118.3M | -1,128 |
| 2023 | -$85.5M | -1,508 |
Counties in New Mexico (33)
- Bernalillo County
- Catron County
- Chaves County
- Cibola County
- Colfax County
- Curry County
- De Baca County
- Doña Ana County
- Eddy County
- Grant County
- Guadalupe County
- Harding County
- Hidalgo County
- Lea County
- Lincoln County
- Los Alamos County
- Luna County
- McKinley County
- Mora County
- Otero County
- Quay County
- Rio Arriba County
- Roosevelt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sandoval County
- Santa Fe County
- Sierra County
- Socorro County
- Taos County
- Torrance County
- Union County
- Valencia County
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