Maryland vs New Jersey: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Maryland. In 2022–23, 907 more people moved from New Jersey to Maryland than the other way.

Compare

with

Year

New Jersey → Maryland4,786 people

Arrivals' income: $81.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Maryland → New Jersey3,879 people

Leavers' income: $83.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,665 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Maryland than to New Jersey every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Maryland and New Jersey (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+2,029
2014–15 †	+369
2015–16	+782
2016–17 †	+712
2017–18	+698
2018–19	+409
2019–20	+269
2020–21	+470
2021–22	+500
2022–23 †	+652

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

The two states overall

Maryland

Net change, all states: −20,112
Moved in · moved out: 135,223 · 155,335
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $80.8k · $88.3k

Maryland page →

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

New Jersey page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

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

Swipe for households and income →


	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	7,500	3,590	+3,910	4,008	1,979	$54.0k	$68.8k
2014–15 †	5,397	4,846	+551	2,838	2,469	$56.6k	$46.7k
2015–16	6,696	5,386	+1,310	3,574	2,792	$65.1k	$74.6k
2016–17 †	7,664	6,713	+951	4,227	3,515	$69.7k	$69.1k
2017–18	6,216	4,980	+1,236	3,494	2,796	$64.7k	$63.0k
2018–19	5,422	4,882	+540	3,202	2,793	$70.9k	$72.0k
2019–20	5,276	4,837	+439	3,024	2,755	$80.0k	$68.6k
2020–21	4,976	4,041	+935	2,934	2,464	$92.9k	$82.4k
2021–22	4,979	4,137	+842	3,096	2,596	$91.7k	$93.6k
2022–23 †	4,786	3,879	+907	3,135	2,483	$81.3k	$83.5k

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

Cite this comparison

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