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Rhode Island

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Rhode Island saw a net loss of 243 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,176 individuals. On net, the area gained $34.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Massachusetts; the largest outflow went to Massachusetts. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$34.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
-243
tax returns
Net people
-1,176
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.5B
Moved out$1.5B
Net +$34.3M (nominal)

Rhode Island counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Massachusetts6,510$571.9M
  2. 2New York1,588$144.0M
  3. 3Connecticut1,494$137.0M
  4. 4Florida1,475$117.7M
  5. 5California806$71.6M
  6. 6New Jersey522$37.8M
  7. 7Pennsylvania483$30.3M
  8. 8Texas469$36.7M
  9. 9Virginia415$41.1M
  10. 10New Hampshire384$29.4M

Top destination states

  1. 1Massachusetts5,218$386.7M
  2. 2Florida2,235$271.3M
  3. 3Connecticut1,769$124.9M
  4. 4New York1,322$95.3M
  5. 5California754$64.2M
  6. 6Texas560$46.3M
  7. 7North Carolina536$40.1M
  8. 8Virginia458$39.5M
  9. 9New Hampshire438$35.7M
  10. 10Pennsylvania435$28.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$639.9M (-30,413 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$201.7M-4,110
2013-$20.7M-3,092
2014-$157.1M-3,997
2015-$55.7M-2,787
2016-$182.1M-3,686
2017-$158.7M-3,582
2018-$160.0M-2,049
2019-$91.5M-1,859
2020+$297.5M+62
2021+$186.4M-976
2022-$130.4M-3,161
2023+$34.3M-1,176

Counties in Rhode Island (5)

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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.