California vs Connecticut: which way are people moving?

Name: California vs Connecticut: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward California. In 2022–23, 244 more people moved from Connecticut to California than the other way.

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Connecticut → California3,536 people

Arrivals' income: $123.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Connecticut3,292 people

Leavers' income: $113.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,828 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2021–22, more have moved to California.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Connecticut (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+1,021
2014–15 †	+930
2015–16	+1,198
2016–17 †	+1,140
2017–18	+960
2018–19	+592
2019–20	+360
2020–21	−34
2021–22	+416
2022–23 †	+388

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

California

Net change, all states: −200,547
Moved in · moved out: 389,700 · 590,247
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $95.5k · $102.1k

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Connecticut

Net change, all states: −4,767
Moved in · moved out: 76,966 · 81,733
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $110.8k · $107.7k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Connecticut and California, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	4,422	2,938	+1,484	2,720	1,699	$96.2k	$88.4k
2014–15 †	3,296	2,069	+1,227	2,178	1,248	$127.0k	$86.3k
2015–16	4,769	3,038	+1,731	2,928	1,730	$112.1k	$100.5k
2016–17 †	5,767	4,314	+1,453	3,585	2,445	$115.1k	$104.0k
2017–18	4,555	3,273	+1,282	2,887	1,927	$105.5k	$119.2k
2018–19	3,927	3,260	+667	2,627	2,035	$50.6k	$121.1k
2019–20	4,205	3,788	+417	2,686	2,326	$114.3k	$129.5k
2020–21	3,490	3,932	−442	2,324	2,358	$112.2k	$142.9k
2021–22	3,954	3,877	+77	2,736	2,320	$121.4k	$182.8k
2022–23 †	3,536	3,292	+244	2,534	2,146	$123.2k	$113.7k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

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Moved Where. “California vs Connecticut: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/california-vs-connecticut. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.