Connecticut vs Massachusetts: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Connecticut. In 2022–23, 162 more people moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut than the other way.

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Massachusetts → Connecticut8,873 people

Arrivals' income: $86.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Connecticut → Massachusetts8,711 people

Leavers' income: $86.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

17,584 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 Massachusetts.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Connecticut and Massachusetts (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−885
2014–15 †	−800
2015–16	−797
2016–17 †	−335
2017–18	−641
2018–19	−680
2019–20	+241
2020–21	+718
2021–22	+289
2022–23 †	−461

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

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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Massachusetts

Net change, all states: −28,367
Moved in · moved out: 116,816 · 145,183
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $116.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Massachusetts and Connecticut, 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	6,264	7,529	−1,265	3,981	4,866	$63.8k	$74.8k
2014–15 †	4,583	5,544	−961	3,015	3,815	$65.3k	$67.1k
2015–16	6,961	7,618	−657	4,274	5,071	$73.0k	$86.7k
2016–17 †	10,075	10,095	−20	6,195	6,530	$72.7k	$93.2k
2017–18	7,840	8,299	−459	4,824	5,465	$78.9k	$98.4k
2018–19	7,571	7,884	−313	4,782	5,462	$74.1k	$100.6k
2019–20	9,201	8,387	+814	5,796	5,555	$79.5k	$101.3k
2020–21	9,475	7,720	+1,755	6,099	5,381	$79.2k	$96.2k
2021–22	9,477	8,106	+1,371	6,184	5,895	$96.5k	$109.2k
2022–23 †	8,873	8,711	+162	6,006	6,467	$86.5k	$86.0k

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

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