New Jersey vs Rhode Island: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Rhode Island. In 2022–23, 109 more people moved from New Jersey to Rhode Island than the other way.

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Rhode Island → New Jersey667 people

Arrivals' income: $72.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New Jersey → Rhode Island776 people

Leavers' income: $72.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,443 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New Jersey and Rhode Island (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−25
2014–15 †	−74
2015–16	−75
2016–17 †	−107
2017–18	−96
2018–19	−109
2019–20	−121
2020–21	−66
2021–22	−61
2022–23 †	−96

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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Rhode Island

Net change, all states: −1,068
Moved in · moved out: 27,055 · 28,123
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.6k · $79.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Rhode Island 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	525	554	−29	317	342	$50.9k	$83.6k
2014–15 †	400	563	−163	247	321	$55.2k	$59.6k
2015–16	528	656	−128	324	399	$66.7k	$75.8k
2016–17 †	676	851	−175	415	522	$67.1k	$76.4k
2017–18	558	712	−154	338	434	$63.8k	$70.1k
2018–19	495	689	−194	312	421	$63.5k	$63.2k
2019–20	560	804	−244	362	483	$60.2k	$92.5k
2020–21	578	664	−86	358	424	$63.6k	$89.6k
2021–22	626	720	−94	410	471	$75.4k	$138.4k
2022–23 †	667	776	−109	426	522	$72.8k	$72.4k

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

Cite this comparison

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