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Louisiana

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Louisiana saw a net loss of 10,253 tax-filing households and a net loss of 17,408 individuals. On net, the area lost $806.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Texas; the largest outflow went to Texas. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$806.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
-10,253
tax returns
Net people
-17,408
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.2B
Moved out$3.0B
Net -$806.0M (nominal)

Louisiana counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Texas10,522$566.7M
  2. 2Mississippi3,108$153.6M
  3. 3Florida2,765$180.9M
  4. 4California2,093$146.0M
  5. 5Georgia1,747$88.6M
  6. 6Alabama1,101$66.9M
  7. 7Arkansas1,063$51.3M
  8. 8Tennessee987$58.3M
  9. 9North Carolina984$55.6M
  10. 10New York941$61.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Texas15,068$858.5M
  2. 2Mississippi3,689$220.0M
  3. 3Florida3,359$303.7M
  4. 4Georgia2,194$115.4M
  5. 5California2,019$141.9M
  6. 6Tennessee1,551$106.9M
  7. 7Arkansas1,423$78.5M
  8. 8Alabama1,375$93.4M
  9. 9Colorado1,336$81.9M
  10. 10North Carolina1,295$93.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$6.3B (-187,450 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$86.7M-1,046
2013-$349.3M-4,118
2014-$470.5M-8,007
2015-$310.8M-3,738
2016-$226.5M-10,738
2017-$721.4M-28,593
2018-$544.0M-19,769
2019-$497.4M-18,951
2020-$567.8M-20,627
2021-$857.3M-28,291
2022-$874.8M-26,164
2023-$806.0M-17,408

Counties in Louisiana (64)

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.