How America Moves

Union County, NJ

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Union County, NJ saw a net loss of 1,953 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,779 individuals. On net, the area lost $79.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Essex 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)
-$79.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,953
tax returns
Net people
-2,779
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.4B
Moved out$1.5B
Net -$79.8M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Essex County, NJ2,803$202.1M
  2. 2Hudson County, NJ1,714$252.5M
  3. 3Middlesex County, NJ1,682$116.6M
  4. 4Kings County, NY942$94.6M
  5. 5Somerset County, NJ713$55.7M
  6. 6Queens County, NY575$46.9M
  7. 7New York County, NY482$103.4M
  8. 8Morris County, NJ467$75.7M
  9. 9Bergen County, NJ424$42.7M
  10. 10Bronx County, NY335$17.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Middlesex County, NJ2,491$170.7M
  2. 2Essex County, NJ1,955$124.8M
  3. 3Somerset County, NJ1,238$107.5M
  4. 4Hudson County, NJ903$74.1M
  5. 5Morris County, NJ651$114.4M
  6. 6New York County, NY523$68.3M
  7. 7Monmouth County, NJ503$80.2M
  8. 8Ocean County, NJ457$55.1M
  9. 9Bergen County, NJ402$36.0M
  10. 10Kings County, NY325$21.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.8B (-30,537 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$60.2M-786
2013-$56.2M-1,314
2014-$165.1M-2,091
2015-$173.1M-2,160
2016-$5.6M-1,764
2017-$96.9M-3,006
2018-$85.3M-2,668
2019-$205.2M-2,313
2020-$245.6M-2,962
2021-$416.7M-3,738
2022-$190.7M-4,956
2023-$79.8M-2,779

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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.