New York vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Washington. In 2022–23, 303 more people moved from New York to Washington than the other way.

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Washington → New York4,680 people

Arrivals' income: $119.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York → Washington4,983 people

Leavers' income: $108.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

9,663 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New York and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−783
2014–15 †	−669
2015–16	−1,317
2016–17 †	−1,914
2017–18	−1,356
2018–19	−998
2019–20	−1,710
2020–21	−1,319
2021–22	−295
2022–23 †	−136

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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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington 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	3,231	4,480	−1,249	1,969	2,752	$68.4k	$72.6k
2014–15 †	2,258	3,341	−1,083	1,476	2,145	$66.4k	$75.4k
2015–16	3,057	5,294	−2,237	1,946	3,263	$82.2k	$83.2k
2016–17 †	4,492	7,482	−2,990	2,756	4,670	$75.6k	$88.7k
2017–18	3,423	5,460	−2,037	2,239	3,595	$80.9k	$95.3k
2018–19	3,605	5,078	−1,473	2,453	3,451	$93.5k	$96.6k
2019–20	3,613	6,085	−2,472	2,349	4,059	$92.5k	$98.2k
2020–21	3,791	5,633	−1,842	2,611	3,930	$101.6k	$115.2k
2021–22	4,717	5,160	−443	3,346	3,641	$138.1k	$108.3k
2022–23 †	4,680	4,983	−303	3,513	3,649	$119.3k	$108.1k

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

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