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California vs Nevada

Net migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

How they compareCaliforniaNevada
Population
Census estimate
39,181,6673,211,077
Net migration rate
net people per 1,000 residents
-5.3+3.6
Per-capita income
BEA, nominal
$81,196$66,698
Cost of living
100 = U.S. average prices
112.297.9
Unemployment rate
BLS annual average
4.7%5.1%
Major disasters
federal declarations, 2023
91
State tax per resident
Census STC
$5,556$4,458

Bold marks the higher number, which is not always the better one (cost of living, unemployment, and disasters are here too). Sources: Census, BEA, BLS, FEMA. A different universe from the IRS filer figures below.

California
Net income (AGI)
-$12.9B
nominal dollars
Net households
-106,205
tax returns
Net people
-209,197
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$25.1B
Moved out$38B
Net -$12.9B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$119.6B (-1,868,956 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$2.2M-19,901
2013-$3.8B-47,458
2014-$4.2B-59,111
2015-$2.1B-44,162
2016-$2.2B-92,872
2017-$6.9B-179,388
2018-$8B-151,536
2019-$8.8B-167,563
2020-$17.8B-261,273
2021-$29.1B-330,513
2022-$23.8B-305,982
2023-$12.9B-209,197
Nevada
Net income (AGI)
+$1.5B
nominal dollars
Net households
+8,928
tax returns
Net people
+11,704
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$5.9B
Moved out$4.4B
Net +$1.5B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$23.8B (+270,487 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$776.7M+10,940
2013+$1.3B+12,957
2014+$1.4B+15,777
2015+$1.4B+19,665
2016+$931.5M+26,793
2017+$1.8B+42,205
2018+$2.3B+37,336
2019+$2B+31,238
2020+$2.6B+28,340
2021+$4.6B+18,974
2022+$3.1B+14,558
2023+$1.5B+11,704

Direct moves between them

California Nevada
26,210households$2.7B AGI
Nevada California
14,775households$1.2B AGI

Counts are returns (households) with associated AGI, where the IRS published the flow above its disclosure threshold.