Florida vs New Mexico: which way are people moving?

Toward New Mexico. In 2022–23, 70 more people moved from Florida to New Mexico than the other way.

New Mexico → Florida2,607 people

Arrivals' income: $75.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → New Mexico2,677 people

Leavers' income: $72.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

5,284 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−12722–23†††
Net moves between Florida and New Mexico (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+399
2014–15 †+194
2015–16+210
2016–17 †+527
2017–18+85
2018–19+71
2019–20+121
2020–21+351
2021–22+375
2022–23 †−127

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

Florida

Net change, all states
+111,742
Moved in · moved out
605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$122.5k · $76.1k
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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.

Every year, in full

Moves between New Mexico and Florida, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–143,0001,998+1,0021,5041,105$53.2k$45.3k
2014–15 †1,7681,402+366990796$52.0k$49.0k
2015–162,4881,943+5451,2781,068$77.0k$51.9k
2016–17 †4,0942,745+1,3491,9741,447$65.3k$58.7k
2017–182,6402,285+3551,3741,289$59.9k$49.8k
2018–192,5282,169+3591,3371,266$66.5k$55.1k
2019–202,7532,370+3831,4481,327$63.4k$56.8k
2020–213,0072,273+7341,6351,284$71.4k$61.3k
2021–223,1412,198+9431,6951,320$102.6k$72.1k
2022–23 †2,6072,677−701,4521,579$75.6k$72.7k

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

Cite this comparison

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