California vs New York: which way are people moving?

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

Toward New York. In 2022–23, 985 more people moved from California to New York than the other way.

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New York → California24,798 people

Arrivals' income: $153.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → New York25,783 people

Leavers' income: $137.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

50,581 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. California came out ahead every year until 2021–22. In 2022–23, more moved to New York.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+5,454
2014–15 †	+3,836
2015–16	+7,201
2016–17 †	+8,968
2017–18	+6,366
2018–19	+5,132
2019–20	+8,312
2020–21	+4,299
2021–22	+52
2022–23 †	−2,155

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2022–23 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

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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between New York 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	26,687	18,277	+8,410	18,239	12,785	$93.5k	$88.1k
2014–15 †	20,913	15,092	+5,821	14,595	10,759	$102.7k	$96.0k
2015–16	30,104	18,950	+11,154	20,733	13,532	$117.8k	$103.2k
2016–17 †	38,462	25,036	+13,426	26,718	17,750	$107.8k	$112.7k
2017–18	30,322	20,795	+9,527	21,467	15,101	$119.3k	$117.0k
2018–19	28,938	21,448	+7,490	21,009	15,877	$124.7k	$125.0k
2019–20	32,483	20,572	+11,911	23,305	14,993	$129.6k	$141.3k
2020–21	27,731	21,700	+6,031	20,299	16,000	$128.0k	$137.5k
2021–22	26,821	25,453	+1,368	19,708	19,656	$171.8k	$170.8k
2022–23 †	24,798	25,783	−985	18,440	20,595	$153.9k	$137.5k

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

Cite this comparison

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