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New York vs Texas

Net migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

How they compareNew YorkTexas
Population
Census estimate
19,786,54330,719,247
Net migration rate
net people per 1,000 residents
-8.3+3.6
Per-capita income
BEA, nominal
$81,932$67,503
Cost of living
100 = U.S. average prices
107.897.1
Unemployment rate
BLS annual average
4.0%4.0%
Major disasters
federal declarations, 2023
21
State tax per resident
Census STC
$6,341$2,843

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
Texas
Net income (AGI)
+$5.3B
nominal dollars
Net households
+54,904
tax returns
Net people
+111,404
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$26.4B
Moved out$21B
Net +$5.3B (nominal)
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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$63B (+1,524,206 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$2.8B+118,667
2013+$6B+152,912
2014+$4.9B+231,164
2015+$3.6B+64,309
2016+$2.3B+55,114
2017+$3.1B+98,398
2018+$3.4B+80,607
2019+$4B+114,818
2020+$6.4B+136,174
2021+$10.9B+177,293
2022+$10.2B+183,346
2023+$5.3B+111,404

Direct moves between them

New York Texas
12,961households$1.2B AGI
Texas New York
9,433households$930.3M AGI

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