How America Moves

What changed in the 2021–2022 migration data

Biggest movers in the latest IRS Statistics of Income release.

In the 2021 to 2022 filing years, Florida recorded the largest net gain of income (AGI) among states at +$36.1B nominal, and California the largest net loss at -$23.8B. 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+$36.1Bwas +$39.2B
  2. 2Texas+$10.2Bwas +$10.9B
  3. 3South Carolina+$4.8Bwas +$4.2B
  4. 4Tennessee+$4.7Bwas +$4.1B
  5. 5North Carolina+$4.6Bwas +$4.6B
  6. 6Arizona+$3.7Bwas +$4.4B
  7. 7Nevada+$3.1Bwas +$4.6B
  8. 8Idaho+$1.7Bwas +$2.2B
  9. 9Colorado+$1.5Bwas +$2.1B
  10. 10Utah+$1.1Bwas +$1.6B

Biggest losses

  1. 1California-$23.8Bwas -$29.1B
  2. 2New York-$14.2Bwas -$24.5B
  3. 3Illinois-$9.8Bwas -$10.9B
  4. 4New Jersey-$5.3Bwas -$3.8B
  5. 5Massachusetts-$3.9Bwas -$4.3B
  6. 6Pennsylvania-$2.8Bwas -$1.9B
  7. 7Maryland-$2.7Bwas -$1.9B
  8. 8Minnesota-$2.2Bwas -$1.6B
  9. 9Ohio-$2.1Bwas -$2.1B
  10. 10Virginia-$2.1Bwas -$1.8B
Values are net for the 2021 to 2022 filing years.

States by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Florida+246,100was +257,487
  2. 2Texas+183,346was +177,293
  3. 3North Carolina+83,708was +77,522
  4. 4South Carolina+70,773was +64,845
  5. 5Tennessee+60,959was +62,304
  6. 6Georgia+51,489was +54,738
  7. 7Arizona+36,924was +57,254
  8. 8Alabama+22,706was +21,532
  9. 9Oklahoma+21,182was +21,675
  10. 10Idaho+20,276was +31,999

Biggest losses

  1. 1California-305,982was -330,513
  2. 2New York-224,781was -262,216
  3. 3Illinois-87,286was -104,990
  4. 4Massachusetts-45,614was -44,276
  5. 5New Jersey-38,070was -26,069
  6. 6Maryland-26,561was -23,444
  7. 7Louisiana-26,164was -28,291
  8. 8Pennsylvania-22,427was -14,428
  9. 9Washington-17,867was -13,436
  10. 10Minnesota-13,460was -15,955
Values are net for the 2021 to 2022 filing years.

Counties by net income (AGI)

Biggest gains

  1. 1Palm Beach County, FL+$5Bwas +$7B
  2. 2Collier County, FL+$4.4Bwas +$4B
  3. 3Sarasota County, FL+$2.6Bwas +$2.2B
  4. 4Clark County, NV+$2.3Bwas +$3.2B
  5. 5Lee County, FL+$2.2Bwas +$2.6B
  6. 6Miami-Dade County, FL+$2.1Bwas +$6.4B
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ+$1.8Bwas +$2.6B
  8. 8Broward County, FL+$1.5Bwas +$1.2B
  9. 9Denton County, TX+$1.4Bwas +$1.3B
  10. 10Pinellas County, FL+$1.4Bwas +$1.2B

Biggest losses

  1. 1Cook County, IL-$7.2Bwas -$7.6B
  2. 2Los Angeles County, CA-$6.3Bwas -$8.8B
  3. 3Santa Clara County, CA-$5.8Bwas -$6.1B
  4. 4San Francisco County, CA-$4.8Bwas -$8B
  5. 5New York County, NY-$3.7Bwas -$16.5B
  6. 6King County, WA-$3.6Bwas -$2.4B
  7. 7San Mateo County, CA-$2.6Bwas -$3.2B
  8. 8Kings County, NY-$2.5Bwas -$3.6B
  9. 9Alameda County, CA-$2.5Bwas -$2.6B
  10. 10Queens County, NY-$2.4Bwas -$2.9B
Values are net for the 2021 to 2022 filing years.

Counties by net people

Biggest gains

  1. 1Polk County, FL+24,613was +24,032
  2. 2Collin County, TX+21,883was +28,287
  3. 3Pasco County, FL+20,320was +20,841
  4. 4Montgomery County, TX+20,151was +20,455
  5. 5Denton County, TX+17,678was +20,547
  6. 6Lee County, FL+15,969was +25,412
  7. 7Fort Bend County, TX+15,924was +20,969
  8. 8Williamson County, TX+15,430was +19,605
  9. 9Brevard County, FL+13,814was +12,475
  10. 10Pinal County, AZ+13,773was +14,834

Biggest losses

  1. 1Los Angeles County, CA-117,458was -145,543
  2. 2Cook County, IL-69,302was -85,736
  3. 3Kings County, NY-58,586was -73,227
  4. 4Queens County, NY-56,057was -61,540
  5. 5Bronx County, NY-45,374was -37,720
  6. 6Santa Clara County, CA-33,118was -46,775
  7. 7Orange County, CA-29,831was -25,444
  8. 8Miami-Dade County, FL-28,370was -29,198
  9. 9San Diego County, CA-26,865was -25,267
  10. 10Alameda County, CA-26,840was -35,004
Values are net for the 2021 to 2022 filing years.

Net = arrivals minus departures for the 2021–2022filing years. "Prior year" is the same net for 2020–2021 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.