Connecticut vs New Jersey: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Connecticut. In 2022–23, 391 more people moved from New Jersey to Connecticut than the other way.

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New Jersey → Connecticut3,556 people

Arrivals' income: $131.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Connecticut → New Jersey3,165 people

Leavers' income: $111.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,721 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. Since 2019–20, more have moved to Connecticut.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Connecticut and New Jersey (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+212
2014–15 †	+247
2015–16	−47
2016–17 †	−24
2017–18	−1
2018–19	−6
2019–20	+233
2020–21	+406
2021–22	+137
2022–23 †	+182

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2019–20 turn falls between them.

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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New Jersey

Net change, all states: −29,871
Moved in · moved out: 173,739 · 203,610
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $102.2k · $106.7k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New Jersey 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	3,401	2,985	+416	1,880	1,668	$104.1k	$122.6k
2014–15 †	2,611	2,193	+418	1,518	1,271	$96.7k	$83.3k
2015–16	3,196	3,191	+5	1,751	1,798	$100.6k	$95.5k
2016–17 †	4,494	4,452	+42	2,439	2,463	$104.3k	$104.0k
2017–18	3,326	3,444	−118	1,922	1,923	$98.1k	$101.1k
2018–19	3,273	3,238	+35	1,909	1,915	$122.7k	$98.8k
2019–20	3,912	3,267	+645	2,194	1,961	$128.4k	$109.3k
2020–21	3,913	3,077	+836	2,293	1,887	$135.3k	$124.7k
2021–22	3,770	3,320	+450	2,208	2,071	$190.8k	$114.0k
2022–23 †	3,556	3,165	+391	2,242	2,060	$131.0k	$111.7k

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

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