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Middlesex County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Middlesex County, NJ saw a net loss of 3,628 tax-filing households and a net loss of 5,702 individuals. On net, the area lost $532.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Union County; the largest outflow went to Somerset County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$532.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
-3,628
tax returns
Net people
-5,702
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.9B
Moved out$2.4B
Net -$532.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Union County, NJ2,491$170.7M
  2. 2Somerset County, NJ1,868$143.9M
  3. 3Hudson County, NJ1,620$194.5M
  4. 4Monmouth County, NJ1,504$130.4M
  5. 5Essex County, NJ1,194$88.1M
  6. 6Kings County, NY1,017$83.8M
  7. 7Mercer County, NJ957$98.1M
  8. 8Richmond County, NY843$78.8M
  9. 9Queens County, NY755$57.1M
  10. 10Ocean County, NJ570$39.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Somerset County, NJ2,662$253.8M
  2. 2Monmouth County, NJ1,907$220.4M
  3. 3Union County, NJ1,682$116.6M
  4. 4Mercer County, NJ1,342$136.6M
  5. 5Hudson County, NJ1,042$102.4M
  6. 6Ocean County, NJ931$82.8M
  7. 7Essex County, NJ717$56.2M
  8. 8Burlington County, NJ594$51.3M
  9. 9New York County, NY551$77.5M
  10. 10Kings County, NY461$38.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$5.4B (-71,432 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$280.6M-4,530
2013-$76.0M-5,147
2014-$342.7M-6,335
2015-$298.5M-4,270
2016-$495.8M-8,238
2017-$603.8M-9,989
2018-$487.0M-6,916
2019-$524.5M-5,034
2020-$429.7M-4,524
2021-$501.3M-4,597
2022-$786.6M-6,150
2023-$532.4M-5,702

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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.