Massachusetts vs New York: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Massachusetts. In 2022–23, 624 more people moved from New York to Massachusetts than the other way.

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New York → Massachusetts14,158 people

Arrivals' income: $99.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Massachusetts → New York13,534 people

Leavers' income: $96.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to Massachusetts from New York than from any other state. 27,692 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Massachusetts came out ahead every year until 2020–21. Since 2021–22, more have moved to New York.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Massachusetts and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+554
2014–15 †	+643
2015–16	+892
2016–17 †	+1,201
2017–18	+837
2018–19	+370
2019–20	+2,680
2020–21	+2,256
2021–22	−461
2022–23 †	−548

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

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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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between New York and Massachusetts, 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	12,264	10,641	+1,623	8,141	7,587	$79.7k	$65.3k
2014–15 †	9,807	8,004	+1,803	6,554	5,911	$80.4k	$70.3k
2015–16	12,908	10,566	+2,342	8,593	7,701	$86.0k	$86.9k
2016–17 †	16,947	13,992	+2,955	11,310	10,109	$85.9k	$79.1k
2017–18	13,332	11,060	+2,272	9,126	8,289	$92.8k	$78.9k
2018–19	12,851	11,415	+1,436	8,939	8,569	$96.5k	$81.0k
2019–20	15,557	10,876	+4,681	10,817	8,137	$117.2k	$85.7k
2020–21	15,000	11,245	+3,755	10,739	8,483	$112.3k	$103.1k
2021–22	13,811	13,111	+700	10,004	10,465	$123.2k	$129.4k
2022–23 †	14,158	13,534	+624	10,479	11,027	$99.9k	$96.4k

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

Cite this comparison

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