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New York vs Florida

Net migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

How they compareNew YorkFlorida
Population
Census estimate
19,786,54322,929,248
Net migration rate
net people per 1,000 residents
-8.3+5.0
Per-capita income
BEA, nominal
$81,932$70,057
Cost of living
100 = U.S. average prices
107.8103.6
Unemployment rate
BLS annual average
4.0%2.9%
Major disasters
federal declarations, 2023
22
State tax per resident
Census STC
$6,341$2,701

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.

New York
Net income (AGI)
-$10.6B
nominal dollars
Net households
-75,987
tax returns
Net people
-164,112
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$18.6B
Moved out$29.2B
Net -$10.6B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$126.6B (-2,043,734 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$3.8B-99,083
2013-$5.7B-114,929
2014-$5.5B-128,242
2015-$4.5B-94,169
2016-$8.8B-167,601
2017-$11.2B-226,764
2018-$9.6B-159,480
2019-$8.8B-153,970
2020-$19.5B-248,387
2021-$24.5B-262,216
2022-$14.2B-224,781
2023-$10.6B-164,112
Florida
Net income (AGI)
+$20.6B
nominal dollars
Net households
+54,902
tax returns
Net people
+113,945
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$44B
Moved out$23.4B
Net +$20.6B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$224.5B (+1,768,649 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$7.5B+43,486
2013+$8.3B+74,094
2014+$10.7B+115,721
2015+$11.6B+116,033
2016+$17.4B+190,944
2017+$15.5B+192,338
2018+$16.2B+121,224
2019+$17.6B+128,214
2020+$23.7B+169,063
2021+$39.2B+257,487
2022+$36.1B+246,100
2023+$20.6B+113,945

Direct moves between them

New York Florida
43,187households$5.8B AGI
Florida New York
22,011households$2B AGI

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