California vs Maine: which way are people moving?
Toward Maine. In 2022–23, 536 more people moved from California to Maine than the other way.
Has it always been this way?
No. California came out ahead every year until 2015–16. Since 2016–17, more have moved to Maine.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2013–14 | +25 |
| 2014–15 † | +91 |
| 2015–16 | +50 |
| 2016–17 † | −137 |
| 2017–18 | −121 |
| 2018–19 | −143 |
| 2019–20 | −499 |
| 2020–21 | −613 |
| 2021–22 | −417 |
| 2022–23 † | −315 |
IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2016–17 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.
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
Maine
- Net change, all states
- +6,497
- Moved in · moved out
- 31,675 · 25,178
- Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
- $85.4k · $74.1k
Every year, in full
| People | Households | Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 952 | 1,050 | −98 | 642 | 617 | $41.6k | $70.3k |
| 2014–15 † | 794 | 733 | +61 | 553 | 462 | $59.7k | $77.1k |
| 2015–16 | 1,138 | 1,161 | −23 | 712 | 662 | $60.3k | $66.0k |
| 2016–17 † | 1,542 | 1,798 | −256 | 877 | 1,014 | $56.7k | $71.3k |
| 2017–18 | 1,074 | 1,371 | −297 | 700 | 821 | $57.4k | $89.7k |
| 2018–19 | 910 | 1,304 | −394 | 631 | 774 | $54.1k | $82.6k |
| 2019–20 | 806 | 1,763 | −957 | 559 | 1,058 | $59.5k | $123.4k |
| 2020–21 | 843 | 1,965 | −1,122 | 572 | 1,185 | $71.5k | $111.9k |
| 2021–22 | 925 | 1,772 | −847 | 647 | 1,064 | $90.2k | $105.7k |
| 2022–23 † | 904 | 1,440 | −536 | 622 | 937 | $76.7k | $96.5k |
Cite this comparison
Moved Where. “California vs Maine: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/california-vs-maine. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.