Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Massachusetts. In 2022–23, 111 more people moved from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts than the other way.

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Pennsylvania → Massachusetts4,493 people

Arrivals' income: $85.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Massachusetts → Pennsylvania4,382 people

Leavers' income: $90.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,875 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 2021–22, more have moved to Massachusetts.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+415
2014–15 †	+313
2015–16	+366
2016–17 †	+26
2017–18	+151
2018–19	+151
2019–20	−291
2020–21	−296
2021–22	+43
2022–23 †	+362

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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Pennsylvania

Net change, all states: −14,880
Moved in · moved out: 199,298 · 214,178
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $76.4k · $85.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Pennsylvania 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	4,007	3,407	+600	2,450	2,035	$81.4k	$68.8k
2014–15 †	2,708	2,349	+359	1,805	1,492	$80.6k	$77.2k
2015–16	4,237	3,630	+607	2,578	2,212	$103.4k	$80.2k
2016–17 †	5,389	5,547	−158	3,359	3,333	$87.8k	$82.0k
2017–18	4,169	4,189	−20	2,724	2,573	$82.2k	$78.1k
2018–19	4,025	3,956	+69	2,671	2,520	$88.4k	$80.2k
2019–20	3,929	4,629	−700	2,626	2,917	$97.2k	$85.9k
2020–21	3,939	4,552	−613	2,688	2,984	$90.9k	$101.5k
2021–22	4,395	4,631	−236	3,065	3,022	$96.6k	$96.1k
2022–23 †	4,493	4,382	+111	3,335	2,973	$85.9k	$90.4k

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

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