How America Moves

Queens County, NY

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Queens County, NY saw a net loss of 17,613 tax-filing households and a net loss of 41,024 individuals. On net, the area lost $1.9B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Kings County; the largest outflow went to Nassau County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$1.9B
nominal dollars
Net households
-17,613
tax returns
Net people
-41,024
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$3.4B
Moved out$5.2B
Net -$1.9B (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Kings County, NY12,183$734.3M
  2. 2New York County, NY6,844$677.0M
  3. 3Nassau County, NY4,717$331.6M
  4. 4Bronx County, NY2,729$128.7M
  5. 5Suffolk County, NY1,858$129.2M
  6. 6Hudson County, NJ908$76.6M
  7. 7Westchester County, NY806$61.8M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA584$44.9M
  9. 9Bergen County, NJ583$42.3M
  10. 10Richmond County, NY500$29.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Nassau County, NY10,413$985.2M
  2. 2Kings County, NY8,138$482.1M
  3. 3New York County, NY4,241$450.3M
  4. 4Suffolk County, NY4,036$359.1M
  5. 5Bronx County, NY2,173$95.2M
  6. 6Hudson County, NJ1,625$163.3M
  7. 7Westchester County, NY1,501$184.7M
  8. 8Bergen County, NJ1,421$149.8M
  9. 9Essex County, NJ767$64.6M
  10. 10Middlesex County, NJ755$57.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$17.6B (-437,102 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$719.6M-17,836
2013-$513.0M-18,905
2014-$760.9M-20,836
2015-$651.9M-19,101
2016-$1.1B-30,065
2017-$1.7B-47,189
2018-$1.4B-38,389
2019-$1.4B-35,759
2020-$2.1B-50,401
2021-$2.9B-61,540
2022-$2.4B-56,057
2023-$1.9B-41,024

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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.