How America Moves

Bergen County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Bergen County, NJ saw a net loss of 2,294 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,503 individuals. On net, the area lost $232.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Hudson County; the largest outflow went to Passaic County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$232.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-2,294
tax returns
Net people
-1,503
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.6B
Moved out$2.8B
Net -$232.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Hudson County, NJ3,893$500.5M
  2. 2Passaic County, NJ2,812$193.8M
  3. 3New York County, NY1,804$366.4M
  4. 4Queens County, NY1,421$149.8M
  5. 5Essex County, NJ1,205$109.0M
  6. 6Bronx County, NY1,034$67.2M
  7. 7Kings County, NY921$121.8M
  8. 8Rockland County, NY757$104.9M
  9. 9Morris County, NJ568$59.7M
  10. 10Middlesex County, NJ429$40.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Passaic County, NJ2,659$194.3M
  2. 2Hudson County, NJ2,438$222.1M
  3. 3New York County, NY1,635$245.9M
  4. 4Essex County, NJ1,226$109.7M
  5. 5Morris County, NJ1,076$107.5M
  6. 6Queens County, NY583$42.3M
  7. 7Kings County, NY571$48.4M
  8. 8Ocean County, NJ552$70.0M
  9. 9Middlesex County, NJ551$71.8M
  10. 10Union County, NJ424$42.7M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.5B (-19,354 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$151.5M-309
2013-$249.7M-98
2014-$136.2M-1,578
2015-$344.1M-1,673
2016-$164.2M-2,301
2017-$100.4M-1,121
2018-$408.0M-1,685
2019-$361.6M-2,711
2020-$317.3M-873
2021-$487.0M-2,737
2022-$511.8M-2,765
2023-$232.6M-1,503

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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.