How America Moves

Somerset County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Somerset County, NJ saw a net loss of 793 tax-filing households and a net loss of 268 individuals. On net, the area lost $249.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Middlesex County; the largest outflow went to Middlesex County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$249.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
-793
tax returns
Net people
-268
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.2B
Moved out$1.5B
Net -$249.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Middlesex County, NJ2,662$253.8M
  2. 2Union County, NJ1,238$107.5M
  3. 3Morris County, NJ674$143.5M
  4. 4Hudson County, NJ515$82.9M
  5. 5Essex County, NJ483$52.3M
  6. 6Hunterdon County, NJ400$54.6M
  7. 7Mercer County, NJ327$43.6M
  8. 8Bergen County, NJ245$31.4M
  9. 9Monmouth County, NJ217$20.7M
  10. 10New York County, NY207$38.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1Middlesex County, NJ1,868$143.9M
  2. 2Union County, NJ713$55.7M
  3. 3Hunterdon County, NJ689$83.1M
  4. 4Morris County, NJ538$95.5M
  5. 5New York County, NY446$116.8M
  6. 6Hudson County, NJ433$52.5M
  7. 7Mercer County, NJ428$54.2M
  8. 8Monmouth County, NJ305$49.1M
  9. 9Ocean County, NJ265$39.6M
  10. 10Essex County, NJ244$21.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.2B (-5,702 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$139.1M-220
2013-$111.7M+383
2014-$131.3M-1,365
2015-$164.4M-880
2016-$222.0M-1,186
2017-$161.6M-711
2018-$346.4M-757
2019-$536.6M-1,174
2020-$246.1M-51
2021-$203.2M+764
2022-$646.4M-237
2023-$249.7M-268

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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.