Connecticut vs Rhode Island: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Connecticut. In 2022–23, 604 more people moved from Rhode Island to Connecticut than the other way.

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Rhode Island → Connecticut2,739 people

Arrivals' income: $70.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Connecticut → Rhode Island2,135 people

Leavers' income: $91.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,874 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 2017–18, more have moved to Connecticut.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Connecticut and Rhode Island (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−75
2014–15 †	−36
2015–16	−45
2016–17 †	0
2017–18	+160
2018–19	+117
2019–20	+269
2020–21	+320
2021–22	+429
2022–23 †	+275

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

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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Rhode Island

Net change, all states: −1,068
Moved in · moved out: 27,055 · 28,123
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.6k · $79.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Rhode Island 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	1,787	1,936	−149	1,124	1,199	$54.2k	$65.3k
2014–15 †	1,446	1,458	−12	904	940	$52.9k	$60.2k
2015–16	1,904	1,881	+23	1,175	1,220	$61.0k	$68.9k
2016–17 †	2,845	2,692	+153	1,672	1,672	$63.5k	$88.6k
2017–18	2,491	2,115	+376	1,529	1,369	$71.4k	$85.1k
2018–19	2,457	2,130	+327	1,501	1,384	$60.7k	$92.7k
2019–20	2,876	2,273	+603	1,724	1,455	$61.5k	$107.2k
2020–21	2,917	2,234	+683	1,789	1,469	$69.2k	$108.6k
2021–22	3,079	2,127	+952	1,882	1,453	$72.9k	$104.1k
2022–23 †	2,739	2,135	+604	1,769	1,494	$70.6k	$91.7k

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

Cite this comparison

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