How America Moves

Mercer County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Mercer County, NJ saw a net loss of 1,900 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,780 individuals. On net, the area lost $256.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Middlesex County; the largest outflow went to Burlington County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$256.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,900
tax returns
Net people
-2,780
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$876.1M
Moved out$1.1B
Net -$256.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Middlesex County, NJ1,342$136.6M
  2. 2Burlington County, NJ662$40.4M
  3. 3Bucks County, PA452$36.7M
  4. 4Somerset County, NJ428$54.2M
  5. 5Monmouth County, NJ290$27.6M
  6. 6Hudson County, NJ271$42.1M
  7. 7Ocean County, NJ267$20.7M
  8. 8Kings County, NY244$24.9M
  9. 9Philadelphia County, PA227$16.3M
  10. 10New York County, NY204$59.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Burlington County, NJ1,299$92.4M
  2. 2Middlesex County, NJ957$98.1M
  3. 3Bucks County, PA670$74.3M
  4. 4New York County, NY346$60.6M
  5. 5Philadelphia County, PA342$19.4M
  6. 6Somerset County, NJ327$43.6M
  7. 7Monmouth County, NJ301$35.4M
  8. 8Ocean County, NJ288$32.7M
  9. 9Hudson County, NJ259$29.9M
  10. 10Camden County, NJ204$13.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$2.6B (-25,718 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$84.4M-1,352
2013-$148.2M-2,327
2014-$232.1M-2,943
2015-$263.7M-1,721
2016-$296.5M-2,723
2017-$269.7M-2,688
2018-$309.7M-1,812
2019-$135.0M-1,509
2020-$289.8M-1,607
2021-$206.4M-1,688
2022-$151.9M-2,568
2023-$256.1M-2,780

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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.