How America Moves

What changed in the 2014–2015 migration data

Biggest movers in the latest IRS Statistics of Income release.

In the 2014 to 2015 filing years, Florida recorded the largest net gain of income (AGI) among states at +$11.6B nominal, and New York the largest net loss at -$4.5B. 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+$11.6Bwas +$10.7B
  2. 2Texas+$3.6Bwas +$4.9B
  3. 3Nevada+$1.4Bwas +$1.4B
  4. 4Arizona+$1.2Bwas +$1.2B
  5. 5South Carolina+$1.1Bwas +$1.7B
  6. 6Washington+$1.1Bwas +$976.3M
  7. 7North Carolina+$1.1Bwas +$1.3B
  8. 8Colorado+$889.1Mwas +$970.4M
  9. 9Tennessee+$580.3Mwas +$864.5M
  10. 10Oregon+$454.8Mwas +$686.4M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York-$4.5Bwas -$5.5B
  2. 2Illinois-$3.5Bwas -$4.1B
  3. 3New Jersey-$2.5Bwas -$3.1B
  4. 4California-$2.1Bwas -$4.2B
  5. 5Connecticut-$1.3Bwas -$1B
  6. 6Ohio-$1.3Bwas -$1.1B
  7. 7Pennsylvania-$1Bwas -$1.5B
  8. 8Maryland-$985.7Mwas -$1.2B
  9. 9Massachusetts-$848.3Mwas -$760.8M
  10. 10Michigan-$648.1Mwas -$726.1M
Values are net for the 2014 to 2015 filing years.

States by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Florida+116,033was +115,721
  2. 2Texas+64,309was +231,164
  3. 3Washington+28,619was +27,071
  4. 4Colorado+28,492was +29,609
  5. 5South Carolina+21,170was +30,355
  6. 6North Carolina+20,790was +21,211
  7. 7Georgia+19,873was +13,756
  8. 8Nevada+19,665was +15,777
  9. 9Arizona+17,142was +23,125
  10. 10Oregon+14,647was +18,860

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York-94,169was -128,242
  2. 2Illinois-50,994was -82,881
  3. 3California-44,162was -59,111
  4. 4New Jersey-34,590was -46,563
  5. 5Pennsylvania-17,609was -28,081
  6. 6Michigan-16,518was -24,587
  7. 7Ohio-14,227was -18,674
  8. 8Massachusetts-13,556was -19,478
  9. 9Maryland-13,041was -3,099
  10. 10Connecticut-12,848was -17,658
Values are net for the 2014 to 2015 filing years.

Counties by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Palm Beach County, FL+$2.5Bwas +$1.4B
  2. 2Collier County, FL+$1.7Bwas +$1.4B
  3. 3Clark County, NV+$999.3Mwas +$1.2B
  4. 4Lee County, FL+$975.9Mwas +$813.5M
  5. 5Maricopa County, AZ+$965.4Mwas +$792.5M
  6. 6Saratoga County, NY+$864.1Mwas +$96.3M
  7. 7Sarasota County, FL+$778.9Mwas +$689.3M
  8. 8Miami-Dade County, FL+$670.7Mwas +$489.8M
  9. 9Fort Bend County, TX+$507.1Mwas +$609M
  10. 10Indian River County, FL+$505.1Mwas +$318.5M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York County, NY-$2Bwas -$2.5B
  2. 2Cook County, IL-$1.9Bwas -$2.1B
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA-$1.8Bwas -$1.4B
  4. 4Fairfield County, CT-$704.3Mwas -$234.5M
  5. 5Queens County, NY-$651.9Mwas -$760.9M
  6. 6Kings County, NY-$648.7Mwas -$497.9M
  7. 7Fairfax County, VA-$515.2Mwas -$888.3M
  8. 8Montgomery County, MD-$438.5Mwas -$593.2M
  9. 9Lafourche Parish, LA-$397.5Mwas -$2.2M
  10. 10Westchester County, NY-$381.3Mwas -$220M
Values are net for the 2014 to 2015 filing years.

Counties by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Clark County, NV+17,003was +14,302
  2. 2Maricopa County, AZ+15,369was +17,997
  3. 3Lee County, FL+11,618was +10,614
  4. 4Bexar County, TX+11,302was +10,329
  5. 5Fort Bend County, TX+10,277was +16,915
  6. 6Palm Beach County, FL+9,897was +11,188
  7. 7Riverside County, CA+9,372was +10,702
  8. 8Denton County, TX+9,223was +11,549
  9. 9Hillsborough County, FL+9,220was +5,661
  10. 10Harris County, TX+8,199was +1,455

Biggest losses

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA-41,700was -53,672
  2. 2Cook County, IL-32,805was -48,423
  3. 3Travis County, TX-32,412was +121,251
  4. 4Kings County, NY-23,886was -27,505
  5. 5Queens County, NY-19,101was -20,836
  6. 6New York County, NY-15,173was -28,642
  7. 7Miami-Dade County, FL-14,262was -23,965
  8. 8Santa Clara County, CA-10,720was -11,581
  9. 9Hudson County, NJ-7,576was -10,553
  10. 10Bronx County, NY-7,464was -10,400
Values are net for the 2014 to 2015 filing years.

Net = arrivals minus departures for the 2014–2015filing years. "Prior year" is the same net for 2013–2014 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.