Who's moving to and from Suffolk County, Massachusetts?

More left than arrived in 2022–23: 44,421 people in, 56,149 out. Most were moving between Massachusetts counties.

See where they went ↓
Net change
−11,728 people
−3,762 households
Arrivals' income
$93.4k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return
Leavers' income
$127.4k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Where people leaving Suffolk County went in Massachusetts

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Moves to and from other Massachusetts counties, 2022–23. Out-of-state moves, like New York County, NY, are listed below.

Where did newcomers come from?

About 5 in 10 already lived in Massachusetts. People, 2022–23.

  1. Middlesex County9,405
  2. Norfolk County5,512
  3. Essex County2,736
  4. Plymouth County1,592
  5. Worcester County1,125
  6. New York County, NY844
  7. Bristol County821
  8. Smaller moves from many other places (each under 20 households)3,899

Where did people go?

About 6 in 10 who left stayed in Massachusetts. People, 2022–23.

  1. Middlesex County13,242
  2. Norfolk County9,272
  3. Essex County4,352
  4. Plymouth County2,958
  5. Bristol County1,444
  6. Worcester County1,438
  7. New York County, NY1,361
  8. Smaller moves to many other places (each under 20 households)4,165

Not counted above

Arrived from abroad
495 people
Left for abroad
866 people

Moves abroad are never included in net change.

Is Suffolk usually growing from moves?

No. More households have left than arrived every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−3,76222–23††‡†
Net migration of Suffolk County (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−4,410
2014–15 †−29
2015–16−4,272
2016–17 †−11,037
2017–18−6,807
2018–19 ‡−6,588
2019–20−12,758
2020–21−14,464
2021–22−9,389
2022–23 †−3,762

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines. ‡ County disclosure-method change in 2018–19: small counts began being deleted rather than reassigned to similar categories. County figures across this break may not be comparable.

Cite this page

Moved Where. “Who's moving to and from Suffolk County, Massachusetts?” movedwhere.com/county/suffolk-county-ma. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.