How America Moves

What changed in the 2018–2019 migration data

Biggest movers in the latest IRS Statistics of Income release.

In the 2018 to 2019 filing years, Florida recorded the largest net gain of income (AGI) among states at +$17.6B nominal, and California the largest net loss at -$8.8B. 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+$17.6Bwas +$16.2B
  2. 2Texas+$4Bwas +$3.4B
  3. 3Arizona+$3.7Bwas +$3.5B
  4. 4North Carolina+$2.8Bwas +$3B
  5. 5South Carolina+$2.6Bwas +$2.5B
  6. 6Nevada+$2Bwas +$2.3B
  7. 7Colorado+$2Bwas +$2.1B
  8. 8Tennessee+$1.9Bwas +$1.6B
  9. 9Idaho+$1.2Bwas +$1.1B
  10. 10Washington+$1.1Bwas +$1.7B

Biggest losses

  1. 1California-$8.8Bwas -$8B
  2. 2New York-$8.8Bwas -$9.6B
  3. 3Illinois-$5.9Bwas -$5.6B
  4. 4New Jersey-$3.1Bwas -$3.2B
  5. 5Maryland-$1.8Bwas -$1.7B
  6. 6Pennsylvania-$1.7Bwas -$1.4B
  7. 7Ohio-$1.6Bwas -$1.2B
  8. 8Connecticut-$1.6Bwas -$1.1B
  9. 9Massachusetts-$1.5Bwas -$1.5B
  10. 10Virginia-$1.2Bwas -$1.3B
Values are net for the 2018 to 2019 filing years.

States by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Florida+128,214was +121,224
  2. 2Texas+114,818was +80,607
  3. 3Arizona+66,714was +66,009
  4. 4North Carolina+48,836was +56,978
  5. 5South Carolina+41,933was +44,861
  6. 6Georgia+35,728was +36,738
  7. 7Tennessee+34,155was +32,778
  8. 8Nevada+31,238was +37,336
  9. 9Washington+29,903was +30,054
  10. 10Idaho+23,103was +22,747

Biggest losses

  1. 1California-167,563was -151,536
  2. 2New York-153,970was -159,480
  3. 3Illinois-82,107was -87,673
  4. 4New Jersey-26,853was -32,888
  5. 5Massachusetts-26,086was -26,536
  6. 6Louisiana-18,951was -19,769
  7. 7Maryland-15,916was -15,477
  8. 8Michigan-13,819was -7,497
  9. 9Pennsylvania-12,970was -10,097
  10. 10Connecticut-11,960was -14,449
Values are net for the 2018 to 2019 filing years.

Counties by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Palm Beach County, FL+$3.4Bwas +$2.5B
  2. 2Collier County, FL+$2.4Bwas +$1.8B
  3. 3Maricopa County, AZ+$2.3Bwas +$2.2B
  4. 4Clark County, NV+$1.3Bwas +$1.6B
  5. 5Lee County, FL+$1.3Bwas +$1.2B
  6. 6Travis County, TX+$1.1Bwas +$645.5M
  7. 7Sarasota County, FL+$992.9Mwas +$1.1B
  8. 8Denton County, TX+$901.9Mwas +$430M
  9. 9Pinellas County, FL+$852.1Mwas +$821.3M
  10. 10Williamson County, TX+$775.5Mwas +$573.9M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York County, NY-$3.4Bwas -$3.9B
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA-$3.1Bwas -$2.6B
  3. 3Cook County, IL-$2.9Bwas -$2.9B
  4. 4San Francisco County, CA-$2.6Bwas -$1.3B
  5. 5Los Angeles County, CA-$2.4Bwas -$2.9B
  6. 6Harris County, TX-$1.6Bwas -$1.6B
  7. 7Queens County, NY-$1.4Bwas -$1.4B
  8. 8Middlesex County, MA-$1.2Bwas -$1.2B
  9. 9Kings County, NY-$952.2Mwas -$986.7M
  10. 10Alameda County, CA-$841.7Mwas -$315.8M
Values are net for the 2018 to 2019 filing years.

Counties by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Maricopa County, AZ+39,620was +38,740
  2. 2Denton County, TX+24,190was +11,804
  3. 3Clark County, NV+23,503was +27,316
  4. 4Williamson County, TX+16,920was +16,044
  5. 5Collin County, TX+14,920was +20,111
  6. 6Polk County, FL+14,502was +13,339
  7. 7Pasco County, FL+13,853was +12,367
  8. 8Riverside County, CA+13,636was +17,679
  9. 9Fort Bend County, TX+13,633was +11,745
  10. 10Lee County, FL+12,759was +10,425

Biggest losses

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA-85,719was -87,479
  2. 2Cook County, IL-47,656was -55,767
  3. 3Kings County, NY-39,728was -43,727
  4. 4Queens County, NY-35,759was -38,389
  5. 5Miami-Dade County, FL-31,440was -36,180
  6. 6Santa Clara County, CA-23,411was -26,688
  7. 7Dallas County, TX-23,165was -23,131
  8. 8Bronx County, NY-23,155was -22,679
  9. 9Harris County, TX-22,721was -30,513
  10. 10New York County, NY-22,650was -24,984
Values are net for the 2018 to 2019 filing years.

Net = arrivals minus departures for the 2018–2019filing years. "Prior year" is the same net for 2017–2018 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.