California vs New Hampshire: which way are people moving?

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

Toward New Hampshire. In 2022–23, 376 more people moved from California to New Hampshire than the other way.

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New Hampshire → California1,056 people

Arrivals' income: $98.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → New Hampshire1,432 people

Leavers' income: $136.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,488 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. California came out ahead every year until 2017–18. Since 2018–19, more have moved to New Hampshire.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and New Hampshire (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+165
2014–15 †	+249
2015–16	+289
2016–17 †	+61
2017–18	+68
2018–19	−26
2019–20	−347
2020–21	−434
2021–22	−241
2022–23 †	−137

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2018–19 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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New Hampshire

Net change, all states: +4,195
Moved in · moved out: 40,918 · 36,723
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $109.3k · $88.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New Hampshire 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	1,336	1,171	+165	877	712	$99.7k	$183.9k
2014–15 †	1,051	778	+273	736	487	$60.0k	$65.4k
2015–16	1,617	1,254	+363	1,009	720	$77.8k	$109.7k
2016–17 †	1,791	1,853	−62	1,133	1,072	$81.2k	$88.9k
2017–18	1,426	1,443	−17	921	853	$73.4k	$110.4k
2018–19	1,167	1,353	−186	786	812	$75.7k	$100.7k
2019–20	1,089	1,845	−756	732	1,079	$84.1k	$111.9k
2020–21	1,012	1,877	−865	677	1,111	$108.3k	$187.3k
2021–22	1,139	1,687	−548	775	1,016	$146.9k	$204.6k
2022–23 †	1,056	1,432	−376	761	898	$98.1k	$136.4k

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

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