Colorado vs New Mexico: which way are people moving?

Name: Colorado vs New Mexico: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Colorado. In 2022–23, 170 more people moved from New Mexico to Colorado than the other way.

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New Mexico → Colorado4,498 people

Arrivals' income: $71.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Colorado → New Mexico4,328 people

Leavers' income: $63.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,826 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. In 2022–23, more moved to Colorado.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Colorado and New Mexico (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+988
2014–15 †	+654
2015–16	+889
2016–17 †	+497
2017–18	+291
2018–19	−36
2019–20	−229
2020–21	−419
2021–22	−441
2022–23 †	+101

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

Colorado

Net change, all states: +7,288
Moved in · moved out: 187,420 · 180,132
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.5k · $84.5k

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New Mexico

Net change, all states: −1,924
Moved in · moved out: 51,817 · 53,741
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $66.1k · $68.7k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New Mexico and Colorado, 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	5,991	4,077	+1,914	3,080	2,092	$48.4k	$46.8k
2014–15 †	4,313	3,170	+1,143	2,289	1,635	$48.2k	$50.4k
2015–16	6,153	4,309	+1,844	3,163	2,274	$50.9k	$50.3k
2016–17 †	6,987	6,067	+920	3,716	3,219	$55.8k	$50.4k
2017–18	5,386	4,978	+408	2,959	2,668	$66.0k	$52.3k
2018–19	4,930	4,902	+28	2,687	2,723	$63.9k	$56.4k
2019–20	4,915	5,161	−246	2,701	2,930	$60.8k	$57.6k
2020–21	4,287	5,102	−815	2,560	2,979	$63.1k	$57.2k
2021–22	4,399	5,143	−744	2,631	3,072	$66.1k	$68.2k
2022–23 †	4,498	4,328	+170	2,743	2,642	$71.7k	$63.6k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Colorado vs New Mexico: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/colorado-vs-new-mexico. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.