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Massachusetts

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Massachusetts saw a net loss of 16,921 tax-filing households and a net loss of 30,460 individuals. On net, the area lost $4.2B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from New York; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$4.2B
nominal dollars
Net households
-16,921
tax returns
Net people
-30,460
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$7.7B
Moved out$11.9B
Net -$4.2B (nominal)

Massachusetts 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. 1New York10,479$1.0B
  2. 2Florida8,058$666.1M
  3. 3New Hampshire6,594$557.6M
  4. 4California6,565$825.5M
  5. 5Connecticut6,467$556.4M
  6. 6Rhode Island5,218$386.7M
  7. 7New Jersey3,596$346.2M
  8. 8Texas3,394$322.7M
  9. 9Pennsylvania3,335$286.4M
  10. 10Maine2,229$173.3M

Top destination states

  1. 1Florida12,159$2.5B
  2. 2New York11,027$1.1B
  3. 3New Hampshire10,603$1.4B
  4. 4California7,767$903.2M
  5. 5Rhode Island6,510$571.9M
  6. 6Connecticut6,006$519.7M
  7. 7Texas4,218$465.8M
  8. 8North Carolina3,483$347.7M
  9. 9Maine3,330$378.1M
  10. 10Pennsylvania2,973$268.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$24.7B (-329,232 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$918.1M-10,317
2013-$1.0B-11,915
2014-$760.8M-19,478
2015-$848.3M-13,556
2016-$1.4B-27,889
2017-$1.9B-36,001
2018-$1.5B-26,536
2019-$1.5B-26,086
2020-$2.6B-37,104
2021-$4.3B-44,276
2022-$3.9B-45,614
2023-$4.2B-30,460

Counties in Massachusetts (14)

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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.