How America Moves

Ocean County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Ocean County, NJ saw a net gain of 263 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,066 individuals. On net, the area gained $170.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Monmouth County; the largest outflow went to Monmouth County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$170.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
+263
tax returns
Net people
+1,066
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.3B
Moved out$1.1B
Net +$170.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Monmouth County, NJ2,845$267.1M
  2. 2Middlesex County, NJ931$82.8M
  3. 3Kings County, NY663$52.6M
  4. 4Bergen County, NJ552$70.0M
  5. 5Union County, NJ457$55.1M
  6. 6Hudson County, NJ387$42.5M
  7. 7Burlington County, NJ386$35.4M
  8. 8Morris County, NJ357$84.8M
  9. 9Essex County, NJ349$55.3M
  10. 10Richmond County, NY323$27.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Monmouth County, NJ2,276$212.2M
  2. 2Burlington County, NJ702$49.8M
  3. 3Middlesex County, NJ570$39.6M
  4. 4Atlantic County, NJ341$23.5M
  5. 5Hudson County, NJ322$33.5M
  6. 6Mercer County, NJ267$20.7M
  7. 7Bergen County, NJ257$20.9M
  8. 8Morris County, NJ247$29.8M
  9. 9Union County, NJ206$17.1M
  10. 10Palm Beach County, FL196$40.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$2.4B (+34,742 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$22.7M+408
2013+$178.2M+1,582
2014+$121.1M+1,051
2015-$1.5M-80
2016+$137.8M+2,046
2017+$321.6M+5,213
2018+$179.5M+3,584
2019+$229.0M+4,164
2020+$550.3M+7,852
2021+$392.2M+5,583
2022+$148.2M+2,273
2023+$170.9M+1,066

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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.