Where are people really moving?

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  1. ≤ −50k
  2. −50k to −10k
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Questions people are asking

Figures from 2022–23, the newest year.

Is everyone really leaving California?

No, but more left than came: 590,247 people left for other states and 389,700 arrived.

−200,547 people

Is New York losing people?

Yes. 426,397 left for other states; 268,427 arrived.

−157,970 people

Are more people moving from California to Texas, or the other way?

82,481 went to Texas; 41,232 went to California.

+41,249 to Texas

Who is moving to Montgomery County, Texas?

The most newcomers came from Harris County and Fort Bend County.

+18,661 people

Rankings at a glance

Net change in people, moves between states, 2022–23

Gaining most

  1. 1. Texas+112,481
  2. 2. Florida+111,742
  3. 3. North Carolina+69,108
  4. 4. South Carolina+59,102
  5. 5. Tennessee+42,899

Losing most

  1. 1. California−200,547
  2. 2. New York−157,970
  3. 3. Illinois−54,182
  4. 4. New Jersey−29,871
  5. 5. Massachusetts−28,367
All rankings, by count and by rate →

How to read this site

Big numbers are people. Trend charts count households (one tax return each) and say so.

Moves abroad are listed on their own and never added into net change.

— means the IRS withheld it (fewer than 10 returns for state flows or 20 for county flows, or other IRS disclosure rules). n/a means the number doesn't apply.

† marks an IRS processing change: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022–23.

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