New York vs Pennsylvania: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Pennsylvania. In 2022–23, 13,961 more people moved from New York to Pennsylvania than the other way.

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Pennsylvania → New York21,120 people

Arrivals' income: $75.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York → Pennsylvania35,081 people

Leavers' income: $70.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to Pennsylvania from New York than from any other state. 56,201 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New York and Pennsylvania (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,636
2014–15 †	−1,960
2015–16	−4,189
2016–17 †	−7,953
2017–18	−5,662
2018–19	−4,989
2019–20	−9,478
2020–21	−10,506
2021–22	−8,535
2022–23 †	−6,231

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

The two states overall

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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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 New York, 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	18,590	26,009	−7,419	11,262	13,898	$59.4k	$54.3k
2014–15 †	14,750	20,049	−5,299	9,103	11,063	$51.9k	$51.3k
2015–16	16,908	27,355	−10,447	10,570	14,759	$55.6k	$58.2k
2016–17 †	21,116	39,384	−18,268	12,952	20,905	$61.4k	$61.0k
2017–18	18,333	31,623	−13,290	11,445	17,107	$61.4k	$61.2k
2018–19	18,104	30,125	−12,021	11,463	16,452	$89.6k	$62.1k
2019–20	17,684	36,880	−19,196	11,009	20,487	$65.6k	$75.3k
2020–21	17,288	37,343	−20,055	11,217	21,723	$62.6k	$78.9k
2021–22	19,332	37,906	−18,574	13,101	21,636	$83.8k	$78.9k
2022–23 †	21,120	35,081	−13,961	14,412	20,643	$75.3k	$70.9k

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