How America Moves

What changed in the 2019–2020 migration data

Biggest movers in the latest IRS Statistics of Income release.

In the 2019 to 2020 filing years, Florida recorded the largest net gain of income (AGI) among states at +$23.7B nominal, and New York the largest net loss at -$19.5B. 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+$23.7Bwas +$17.6B
  2. 2Texas+$6.4Bwas +$4B
  3. 3Arizona+$4.8Bwas +$3.7B
  4. 4North Carolina+$3.7Bwas +$2.8B
  5. 5South Carolina+$3.6Bwas +$2.6B
  6. 6Tennessee+$2.6Bwas +$1.9B
  7. 7Nevada+$2.6Bwas +$2B
  8. 8Colorado+$2.3Bwas +$2B
  9. 9Idaho+$2.1Bwas +$1.2B
  10. 10Utah+$1.3Bwas +$692M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York-$19.5Bwas -$8.8B
  2. 2California-$17.8Bwas -$8.8B
  3. 3Illinois-$8.5Bwas -$5.9B
  4. 4Massachusetts-$2.6Bwas -$1.5B
  5. 5New Jersey-$2.3Bwas -$3.1B
  6. 6Maryland-$1.8Bwas -$1.8B
  7. 7District of Columbia-$1.4Bwas -$615.8M
  8. 8Ohio-$1.4Bwas -$1.6B
  9. 9Minnesota-$1.2Bwas -$914.7M
  10. 10Pennsylvania-$1.2Bwas -$1.7B
Values are net for the 2019 to 2020 filing years.

States by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Florida+169,063was +128,214
  2. 2Texas+136,174was +114,818
  3. 3Arizona+80,652was +66,714
  4. 4North Carolina+69,067was +48,836
  5. 5South Carolina+54,334was +41,933
  6. 6Tennessee+45,464was +34,155
  7. 7Georgia+37,765was +35,728
  8. 8Idaho+36,658was +23,103
  9. 9Nevada+28,340was +31,238
  10. 10Alabama+17,532was +8,820

Biggest losses

  1. 1California-261,273was -167,563
  2. 2New York-248,387was -153,970
  3. 3Illinois-100,858was -82,107
  4. 4Massachusetts-37,104was -26,086
  5. 5New Jersey-23,306was -26,853
  6. 6Louisiana-20,627was -18,951
  7. 7Maryland-19,647was -15,916
  8. 8District of Columbia-15,373was -6,690
  9. 9Minnesota-11,252was -4,597
  10. 10Hawaii-8,805was -9,005
Values are net for the 2019 to 2020 filing years.

Counties by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Palm Beach County, FL+$4.3Bwas +$3.4B
  2. 2Collier County, FL+$3.6Bwas +$2.4B
  3. 3Maricopa County, AZ+$2.9Bwas +$2.3B
  4. 4Suffolk County, NY+$2.1Bwas -$377.5M
  5. 5Lee County, FL+$2Bwas +$1.3B
  6. 6Albany County, NY+$1.7Bwas -$227M
  7. 7Sarasota County, FL+$1.6Bwas +$992.9M
  8. 8Clark County, NV+$1.4Bwas +$1.3B
  9. 9Pinellas County, FL+$1Bwas +$852.1M
  10. 10Indian River County, FL+$1Bwas +$542M

Biggest losses

  1. 1New York County, NY-$14.5Bwas -$3.4B
  2. 2San Francisco County, CA-$6.9Bwas -$2.6B
  3. 3Los Angeles County, CA-$5.5Bwas -$2.4B
  4. 4Cook County, IL-$5.1Bwas -$2.9B
  5. 5Santa Clara County, CA-$5Bwas -$3.1B
  6. 6Kings County, NY-$3.5Bwas -$952.2M
  7. 7Queens County, NY-$2.1Bwas -$1.4B
  8. 8Suffolk County, MA-$1.9Bwas -$257.3M
  9. 9Harris County, TX-$1.7Bwas -$1.6B
  10. 10San Mateo County, CA-$1.7Bwas +$666.7M
Values are net for the 2019 to 2020 filing years.

Counties by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Maricopa County, AZ+40,250was +39,620
  2. 2Collin County, TX+24,478was +14,920
  3. 3Riverside County, CA+22,414was +13,636
  4. 4Fort Bend County, TX+20,340was +13,633
  5. 5Williamson County, TX+20,317was +16,920
  6. 6Denton County, TX+19,733was +24,190
  7. 7Clark County, NV+19,252was +23,503
  8. 8Polk County, FL+17,639was +14,502
  9. 9Pasco County, FL+17,543was +13,853
  10. 10Lee County, FL+17,349was +12,759

Biggest losses

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA-125,888was -85,719
  2. 2New York County, NY-78,737was -22,650
  3. 3Cook County, IL-73,828was -47,656
  4. 4Kings County, NY-68,743was -39,728
  5. 5Queens County, NY-50,401was -35,759
  6. 6Santa Clara County, CA-40,821was -23,411
  7. 7San Francisco County, CA-39,202was -13,442
  8. 8Miami-Dade County, FL-34,526was -31,440
  9. 9Dallas County, TX-34,139was -23,165
  10. 10Harris County, TX-34,134was -22,721
Values are net for the 2019 to 2020 filing years.

Net = arrivals minus departures for the 2019–2020filing years. "Prior year" is the same net for 2018–2019 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.