Who's moving to and from Suffolk County, New York?

More left than arrived in 2022–23: 38,621 people in, 45,739 out. Most were moving between New York counties.

See where they went ↓
Net change
−7,118 people
−5,768 households
Arrivals' income
$116.3k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return
Leavers' income
$120.9k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Where people leaving Suffolk County went in New York

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

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

Where did newcomers come from?

About 7 in 10 already lived in New York. People, 2022–23.

  1. Nassau County11,644
  2. Queens County7,422
  3. Kings County3,052
  4. New York County2,254
  5. Bronx County641
  6. Westchester County574
  7. Palm Beach County, FL437
  8. Smaller moves from many other places (each under 20 households)4,412

Where did people go?

About 6 in 10 who left went to other states. People, 2022–23.

  1. Nassau County6,378
  2. Queens County2,716
  3. New York County2,429
  4. Kings County1,722
  5. Palm Beach County, FL1,145
  6. Horry County, SC558
  7. Westchester County551
  8. Smaller moves to many other places (each under 20 households)6,169

Not counted above

Arrived from abroad
279 people
Left for abroad
527 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)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−5,76822–23††‡†
Net migration of Suffolk County (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−3,372
2014–15 †−3,214
2015–16−5,021
2016–17 †−5,411
2017–18−3,204
2018–19 ‡−3,451
2019–20−806
2020–21−999
2021–22−5,761
2022–23 †−5,768

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.

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