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Arizona

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arizona saw a net gain of 16,853 tax-filing households and a net gain of 26,663 individuals. On net, the area gained $2.7B 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)
+$2.7B
nominal dollars
Net households
+16,853
tax returns
Net people
+26,663
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$10.8B
Moved out$8.0B
Net +$2.7B (nominal)

Arizona counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1California28,402$2.5B
  2. 2Texas8,463$711.0M
  3. 3Washington8,011$899.2M
  4. 4Colorado6,012$584.5M
  5. 5Illinois5,528$624.3M
  6. 6Florida4,682$384.4M
  7. 7Nevada4,057$315.6M
  8. 8Oregon4,007$392.0M
  9. 9New Mexico3,435$207.6M
  10. 10Utah3,210$245.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1California16,283$1.2B
  2. 2Texas9,966$800.3M
  3. 3Washington5,803$514.4M
  4. 4Colorado5,683$466.7M
  5. 5Florida5,096$482.1M
  6. 6Illinois3,606$256.4M
  7. 7Nevada3,387$232.8M
  8. 8Utah3,239$208.6M
  9. 9Oregon3,130$225.0M
  10. 10New Mexico3,006$170.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$33.4B (+533,230 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$946.0M+19,829
2013+$1.5B+16,549
2014+$1.2B+23,125
2015+$1.2B+17,142
2016+$2.0B+46,941
2017+$3.8B+75,428
2018+$3.5B+66,009
2019+$3.7B+66,714
2020+$4.8B+80,652
2021+$4.4B+57,254
2022+$3.7B+36,924
2023+$2.7B+26,663

Counties in Arizona (15)

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.