How America Moves

Essex County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Essex County, NJ saw a net loss of 3,761 tax-filing households and a net loss of 6,783 individuals. On net, the area lost $265.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Hudson County; the largest outflow went to Union County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$265.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
-3,761
tax returns
Net people
-6,783
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.9B
Moved out$2.2B
Net -$265.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Hudson County, NJ2,594$379.7M
  2. 2Union County, NJ1,955$124.8M
  3. 3Kings County, NY1,621$167.8M
  4. 4Passaic County, NJ1,347$86.2M
  5. 5Bergen County, NJ1,226$109.7M
  6. 6New York County, NY904$170.4M
  7. 7Bronx County, NY831$44.1M
  8. 8Morris County, NJ828$105.8M
  9. 9Queens County, NY767$64.6M
  10. 10Middlesex County, NJ717$56.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Union County, NJ2,803$202.1M
  2. 2Hudson County, NJ1,745$126.4M
  3. 3Morris County, NJ1,452$209.0M
  4. 4Bergen County, NJ1,205$109.0M
  5. 5Middlesex County, NJ1,194$88.1M
  6. 6Passaic County, NJ1,184$86.9M
  7. 7New York County, NY853$165.0M
  8. 8Kings County, NY792$55.6M
  9. 9Somerset County, NJ483$52.3M
  10. 10Bronx County, NY394$13.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$4.2B (-65,389 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$209.6M-6,462
2013-$292.6M-4,601
2014-$301.3M-4,680
2015-$189.8M-4,146
2016-$1.0B-4,511
2017-$241.6M-3,919
2018-$325.0M-4,246
2019-$172.9M-3,081
2020-$250.9M-7,177
2021-$386.9M-8,321
2022-$512.0M-7,462
2023-$265.1M-6,783

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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.