New Jersey vs New York: which way are people moving?

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

Toward New Jersey. In 2022–23, 34,749 more people moved from New York to New Jersey than the other way.

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New York → New Jersey73,471 people

Arrivals' income: $117.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New Jersey → New York38,722 people

Leavers' income: $110.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York is New Jersey's biggest moving partner in both directions: 112,193 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New Jersey and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+6,104
2014–15 †	+3,594
2015–16	+9,073
2016–17 †	+17,761
2017–18	+13,628
2018–19	+13,902
2019–20	+23,078
2020–21	+27,039
2021–22	+21,801
2022–23 †	+16,906

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

The two states overall

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

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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 New Jersey, 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	51,383	35,681	+15,702	28,403	22,299	$86.6k	$102.5k
2014–15 †	41,189	30,363	+10,826	23,156	19,562	$88.1k	$78.7k
2015–16	55,640	33,188	+22,452	30,500	21,427	$114.2k	$87.2k
2016–17 †	80,599	40,357	+40,242	43,869	26,108	$101.5k	$88.2k
2017–18	67,579	36,587	+30,992	37,550	23,922	$103.5k	$101.9k
2018–19	67,131	36,051	+31,080	37,599	23,697	$96.9k	$105.5k
2019–20	84,525	37,127	+47,398	46,682	23,604	$114.0k	$93.3k
2020–21	85,650	34,120	+51,530	49,740	22,701	$116.8k	$109.7k
2021–22	79,883	36,609	+43,274	46,761	24,960	$126.2k	$126.6k
2022–23 †	73,471	38,722	+34,749	43,699	26,793	$117.0k	$110.8k

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

Cite this comparison

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