How America Moves

Morris County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Morris County, NJ saw a net loss of 1,398 tax-filing households and a net loss of 760 individuals. On net, the area lost $155.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Essex County; the largest outflow went to Sussex County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$155.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,398
tax returns
Net people
-760
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.8B
Moved out$1.9B
Net -$155.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Essex County, NJ1,452$209.0M
  2. 2Passaic County, NJ1,255$132.9M
  3. 3Bergen County, NJ1,076$107.5M
  4. 4Hudson County, NJ973$189.1M
  5. 5Sussex County, NJ774$60.2M
  6. 6Union County, NJ651$114.4M
  7. 7Somerset County, NJ538$95.5M
  8. 8Middlesex County, NJ414$47.4M
  9. 9New York County, NY373$92.4M
  10. 10Warren County, NJ338$25.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Sussex County, NJ926$82.8M
  2. 2Essex County, NJ828$105.8M
  3. 3Hudson County, NJ735$78.8M
  4. 4Passaic County, NJ720$57.6M
  5. 5Somerset County, NJ674$143.5M
  6. 6New York County, NY607$68.4M
  7. 7Bergen County, NJ568$59.7M
  8. 8Warren County, NJ504$39.6M
  9. 9Union County, NJ467$75.7M
  10. 10Ocean County, NJ357$84.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$2.5B (-8,536 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$238.5M-1,004
2013-$228.5M-701
2014-$190.3M-1,848
2015-$192.0M-1,421
2016-$76.0M-1,541
2017-$224.4M-1,350
2018-$260.6M-1,285
2019-$431.5M-699
2020+$57.8M+1,328
2021-$247.2M+829
2022-$360.1M-84
2023-$155.9M-760

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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.