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New York vs New Jersey

Net migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

How they compareNew YorkNew Jersey
Population
Census estimate
19,786,5439,395,315
Net migration rate
net people per 1,000 residents
-8.3-3.4
Per-capita income
BEA, nominal
$81,932$81,584
Cost of living
100 = U.S. average prices
107.8108.9
Unemployment rate
BLS annual average
4.0%4.3%
Major disasters
federal declarations, 2023
21
State tax per resident
Census STC
$6,341$5,399

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
New Jersey
Net income (AGI)
-$2.8B
nominal dollars
Net households
-20,990
tax returns
Net people
-32,182
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$11.2B
Moved out$14B
Net -$2.8B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$36.4B (-425,223 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$2.2B-34,396
2013-$1.8B-35,880
2014-$3.1B-46,563
2015-$2.5B-34,590
2016-$3.5B-47,395
2017-$2.8B-47,031
2018-$3.2B-32,888
2019-$3.1B-26,853
2020-$2.3B-23,306
2021-$3.8B-26,069
2022-$5.3B-38,070
2023-$2.8B-32,182

Direct moves between them

New York New Jersey
43,699households$5.1B AGI
New Jersey New York
26,793households$3B AGI

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