How America Moves

What changed in the 2012–2013 migration data

Biggest movers in the latest IRS Statistics of Income release.

In the 2012 to 2013 filing years, Florida recorded the largest net gain of income (AGI) among states at +$8.3B nominal, and New York the largest net loss at -$5.7B. The tables below rank the biggest state and county movers by net income and net people, with the prior year alongside for context.

States by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Florida+$8.3Bwas +$7.5B
  2. 2Texas+$6Bwas +$2.8B
  3. 3South Carolina+$1.6Bwas +$1.1B
  4. 4North Carolina+$1.5Bwas +$1.2B
  5. 5Arizona+$1.5Bwas +$946M
  6. 6Washington+$1.3Bwas +$561.7M
  7. 7Nevada+$1.3Bwas +$776.7M
  8. 8Colorado+$1Bwas +$1.1B
  9. 9Idaho+$570Mwas -$3.4M
  10. 10Oregon+$488.5Mwas +$191.4M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York-$5.7Bwas -$3.8B
  2. 2California-$3.8Bwas +$2.2M
  3. 3Illinois-$3.8Bwas -$2.6B
  4. 4Connecticut-$1.8Bwas -$2B
  5. 5New Jersey-$1.8Bwas -$2.2B
  6. 6Maryland-$1.6Bwas -$732.1M
  7. 7Ohio-$1.1Bwas -$1.2B
  8. 8Massachusetts-$1Bwas -$918.1M
  9. 9Pennsylvania-$964.2Mwas -$803.2M
  10. 10Virginia-$962.6Mwas -$647.3M
Values are net for the 2012 to 2013 filing years.

States by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Texas+152,912was +118,667
  2. 2Florida+74,094was +43,486
  3. 3South Carolina+29,176was +21,546
  4. 4Colorado+26,544was +20,703
  5. 5North Carolina+26,207was +26,982
  6. 6Washington+18,196was +11,504
  7. 7Arizona+16,549was +19,829
  8. 8Tennessee+14,818was +19,585
  9. 9Nevada+12,957was +10,940
  10. 10Oregon+11,011was +6,339

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York-114,929was -99,083
  2. 2Illinois-68,943was -52,328
  3. 3California-47,458was -19,901
  4. 4New Jersey-35,880was -34,396
  5. 5Pennsylvania-22,527was -14,953
  6. 6Connecticut-15,453was -12,088
  7. 7Michigan-13,786was -17,185
  8. 8Ohio-13,775was -21,820
  9. 9Massachusetts-11,915was -10,317
  10. 10Maryland-10,968was -4,326
Values are net for the 2012 to 2013 filing years.

Counties by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Travis County, TX+$2.3Bwas +$1.1B
  2. 2Palm Beach County, FL+$2.1Bwas +$1.7B
  3. 3Collier County, FL+$1.6Bwas +$870.6M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ+$1Bwas +$760.9M
  5. 5Clark County, NV+$946.3Mwas +$477.5M
  6. 6Douglas County, CO+$722Mwas +$104.2M
  7. 7Fort Bend County, TX+$671.6Mwas +$419M
  8. 8King County, WA+$639.4Mwas +$168.8M
  9. 9Sarasota County, FL+$627Mwas +$483.9M
  10. 10Albany County, NY+$556.7Mwas -$51.7M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York County, NY-$3.3Bwas -$1.8B
  2. 2Los Angeles County, CA-$2.3Bwas -$1.1B
  3. 3Cook County, IL-$2Bwas -$968.3M
  4. 4San Francisco County, CA-$865.3Mwas -$314.4M
  5. 5Fairfax County, VA-$857.8Mwas -$524.2M
  6. 6Fairfield County, CT-$824.2Mwas -$1.4B
  7. 7Santa Clara County, CA-$754.2Mwas -$323M
  8. 8District of Columbia, DC-$718.3Mwas -$343.5M
  9. 9Middlesex County, MA-$680.3Mwas -$540.7M
  10. 10Montgomery County, MD-$676.4Mwas -$322.9M
Values are net for the 2012 to 2013 filing years.

Counties by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Travis County, TX+41,210was +17,529
  2. 2Fort Bend County, TX+16,621was +12,905
  3. 3Harris County, TX+14,677was +8,101
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ+14,325was +20,955
  5. 5Riverside County, CA+13,070was +11,095
  6. 6Collin County, TX+12,864was +9,587
  7. 7Lee County, FL+12,125was +8,942
  8. 8Palm Beach County, FL+11,748was +8,851
  9. 9Montgomery County, TX+11,323was +9,071
  10. 10Bexar County, TX+11,047was +10,196

Biggest losses

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA-50,299was -42,819
  2. 2Cook County, IL-43,051was -29,291
  3. 3Miami-Dade County, FL-42,653was -33,730
  4. 4New York County, NY-31,158was -24,173
  5. 5Kings County, NY-24,250was -18,237
  6. 6Queens County, NY-18,905was -17,836
  7. 7Wayne County, MI-16,792was -14,411
  8. 8Philadelphia County, PA-12,408was -10,093
  9. 9Hudson County, NJ-11,118was -7,373
  10. 10Bronx County, NY-9,816was -9,117
Values are net for the 2012 to 2013 filing years.

Net = arrivals minus departures for the 2012–2013filing years. "Prior year" is the same net for 2011–2012 where the IRS published it. Figures cover federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted) and is not a measure of economic gain or loss. Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Methodology. All releases.