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New Jersey

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Jersey saw a net loss of 20,990 tax-filing households and a net loss of 32,182 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.8B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from New York; the largest outflow went to New York. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

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$14.0B
Net -$2.8B (nominal)

New Jersey 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 York43,699$5.1B
  2. 2Pennsylvania16,075$1.4B
  3. 3Florida9,047$785.3M
  4. 4California4,880$668.3M
  5. 5Texas3,152$300.9M
  6. 6Massachusetts2,740$318.4M
  7. 7Virginia2,636$239.6M
  8. 8North Carolina2,566$183.0M
  9. 9Maryland2,483$207.3M
  10. 10Connecticut2,060$230.0M

Top destination states

  1. 1New York26,793$3.0B
  2. 2Florida20,113$3.0B
  3. 3Pennsylvania18,767$1.6B
  4. 4California6,470$821.1M
  5. 5Texas6,059$679.2M
  6. 6North Carolina6,003$571.9M
  7. 7Virginia4,296$368.6M
  8. 8Georgia3,725$302.6M
  9. 9South Carolina3,650$388.7M
  10. 10Massachusetts3,596$346.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$36.4B (-425,223 people)
20122023
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

Counties in New Jersey (21)

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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.