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Maine

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Maine saw a net gain of 3,553 tax-filing households and a net gain of 6,390 individuals. On net, the area gained $493.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Massachusetts; the largest outflow went to Massachusetts. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$493.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
+3,553
tax returns
Net people
+6,390
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.8B
Moved out$1.3B
Net +$493.5M (nominal)

Maine 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. 1Massachusetts3,330$378.1M
  2. 2New Hampshire2,595$192.1M
  3. 3Florida2,029$144.4M
  4. 4New York1,375$127.6M
  5. 5California937$90.4M
  6. 6Connecticut796$74.3M
  7. 7Texas767$67.0M
  8. 8Pennsylvania616$52.6M
  9. 9Virginia558$50.4M
  10. 10North Carolina534$35.1M

Top destination states

  1. 1Massachusetts2,229$173.3M
  2. 2Florida2,185$229.7M
  3. 3New Hampshire1,972$129.5M
  4. 4New York963$76.8M
  5. 5North Carolina716$50.3M
  6. 6California622$47.7M
  7. 7Texas583$42.9M
  8. 8Virginia547$44.9M
  9. 9Connecticut476$34.8M
  10. 10Pennsylvania470$29.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$4.5B (+65,117 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$116.0M+496
2013+$66.3M+1,205
2014+$38.7M+1,428
2015-$62.0M-1,164
2016+$144.7M+2,864
2017+$560.2M+9,799
2018+$320.5M+5,960
2019+$338.8M+5,415
2020+$873.0M+11,352
2021+$924.5M+12,364
2022+$704.4M+9,008
2023+$493.5M+6,390

Counties in Maine (16)

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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.