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Texas

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Texas saw a net gain of 54,904 tax-filing households and a net gain of 111,404 individuals. On net, the area gained $5.3B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from California; the largest outflow went to California. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$5.3B
nominal dollars
Net households
+54,904
tax returns
Net people
+111,404
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$26.4B
Moved out$21.0B
Net +$5.3B (nominal)

Texas 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. 1California44,417$4.8B
  2. 2Florida24,196$1.7B
  3. 3Louisiana15,068$858.5M
  4. 4New York12,961$1.2B
  5. 5Colorado12,275$1.1B
  6. 6Illinois12,078$1.2B
  7. 7Georgia10,897$748.3M
  8. 8Oklahoma10,157$667.5M
  9. 9Arizona9,966$800.3M
  10. 10Washington9,863$1.2B

Top destination states

  1. 1California24,970$2.4B
  2. 2Florida20,050$1.8B
  3. 3Colorado14,923$1.3B
  4. 4Oklahoma11,582$733.3M
  5. 5Louisiana10,522$566.7M
  6. 6New York9,433$930.3M
  7. 7Washington9,307$859.8M
  8. 8Georgia9,120$660.6M
  9. 9North Carolina8,694$760.4M
  10. 10Arizona8,463$711.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$63.0B (+1,524,206 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$2.8B+118,667
2013+$6.0B+152,912
2014+$4.9B+231,164
2015+$3.6B+64,309
2016+$2.3B+55,114
2017+$3.1B+98,398
2018+$3.4B+80,607
2019+$4.0B+114,818
2020+$6.4B+136,174
2021+$10.9B+177,293
2022+$10.2B+183,346
2023+$5.3B+111,404

Counties in Texas (254)

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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.