Nevada vs New Mexico: which way are people moving?

Toward New Mexico. In 2022–23, 35 more people moved from Nevada to New Mexico than the other way.

New Mexico → Nevada1,220 people

Arrivals' income: $65.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Nevada → New Mexico1,255 people

Leavers' income: $62.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,475 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 New Mexico.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−1322–23†††
Net moves between Nevada and New Mexico (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+146
2014–15 †+130
2015–16+163
2016–17 †+190
2017–18+209
2018–19+118
2019–20−35
2020–21+20
2021–22−60
2022–23 †−13

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

The two states overall

Nevada

Net change, all states
+11,558
Moved in · moved out
111,121 · 99,563
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$87.3k · $74.6k
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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 Nevada, 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)
2013–141,4251,210+215728582$50.5k$51.6k
2014–15 †1,032868+164549419$44.4k$50.6k
2015–161,5121,277+235765602$51.8k$55.6k
2016–17 †1,8631,463+400931741$54.0k$55.7k
2017–181,4921,128+364778569$52.5k$53.9k
2018–191,4061,204+202727609$76.6k$56.1k
2019–201,3481,478−130733768$58.2k$56.8k
2020–211,3281,322+6743723$57.8k$63.2k
2021–221,2151,306−91709769$77.4k$61.3k
2022–23 †1,2201,255−35693706$65.3k$62.6k

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

Cite this comparison

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