New Mexico
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Mexico saw a net loss of 72 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,508 individuals. On net, the area lost $85.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Texas; the largest outflow went to Texas. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Income (AGI) in and out
New Mexico counties
Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.
Top origin states
- 1Texas7,197$450.9M
- 2California3,262$250.5M
- 3Arizona3,006$170.2M
- 4Colorado2,642$168.2M
- 5Florida1,579$114.7M
- 6Washington919$68.1M
- 7Nevada706$44.2M
- 8New York592$44.9M
- 9Oregon575$41.8M
- 10Virginia554$47.9M
Top destination states
- 1Texas7,469$510.5M
- 2Arizona3,435$207.6M
- 3Colorado2,743$196.7M
- 4California2,364$159.7M
- 5Florida1,452$109.8M
- 6Washington946$69.3M
- 7Oklahoma712$45.3M
- 8Nevada693$45.3M
- 9Virginia625$55.2M
- 10North Carolina598$41.5M
Net migration by year
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$166.3M | -8,231 |
| 2013 | -$238.6M | -9,103 |
| 2014 | -$234.6M | -9,814 |
| 2015 | -$164.6M | -5,877 |
| 2016 | -$179.0M | -7,693 |
| 2017 | -$67.5M | -7,061 |
| 2018 | -$6.7M | -1,901 |
| 2019 | +$51.0M | +144 |
| 2020 | +$437.0M | +1,770 |
| 2021 | +$99.6M | -3,256 |
| 2022 | -$118.3M | -1,128 |
| 2023 | -$85.5M | -1,508 |
Counties in New Mexico (33)
- Bernalillo County
- Catron County
- Chaves County
- Cibola County
- Colfax County
- Curry County
- De Baca County
- Doña Ana County
- Eddy County
- Grant County
- Guadalupe County
- Harding County
- Hidalgo County
- Lea County
- Lincoln County
- Los Alamos County
- Luna County
- McKinley County
- Mora County
- Otero County
- Quay County
- Rio Arriba County
- Roosevelt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sandoval County
- Santa Fe County
- Sierra County
- Socorro County
- Taos County
- Torrance County
- Union County
- Valencia County
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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.