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Texas

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Texas saw a net gain of 54,904 tax-filing households and a net gain of 111,404 individuals. On net, the area gained $5.3B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from California; the largest outflow went to California. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$5.3B
nominal dollars
Net households
+54,904
tax returns
Net people
+111,404
exemptions

+3.7 net people per 1,000 residents (population 30,503,301)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$26.4B
Moved out$21.0B
Net +$5.3B (nominal)

Texas 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. 1California44,417$4.8B
  2. 2Florida24,196$1.7B
  3. 3Louisiana15,068$858.5M
  4. 4New York12,961$1.2B
  5. 5Colorado12,275$1.1B
  6. 6Illinois12,078$1.2B
  7. 7Georgia10,897$748.3M
  8. 8Oklahoma10,157$667.5M
  9. 9Arizona9,966$800.3M
  10. 10Washington9,863$1.2B

Top destination states

  1. 1California24,970$2.4B
  2. 2Florida20,050$1.8B
  3. 3Colorado14,923$1.3B
  4. 4Oklahoma11,582$733.3M
  5. 5Louisiana10,522$566.7M
  6. 6New York9,433$930.3M
  7. 7Washington9,307$859.8M
  8. 8Georgia9,120$660.6M
  9. 9North Carolina8,694$760.4M
  10. 10Arizona8,463$711.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$63.0B (+1,524,206 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$2.8B+118,667
2013+$6.0B+152,912
2014+$4.9B+231,164
2015+$3.6B+64,309
2016+$2.3B+55,114
2017+$3.1B+98,398
2018+$3.4B+80,607
2019+$4.0B+114,818
2020+$6.4B+136,174
2021+$10.9B+177,293
2022+$10.2B+183,346
2023+$5.3B+111,404

Counties in Texas (254)

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