Is Connecticut gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 4,767 more people left Connecticut for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
76,966
people
Moved out
81,733
people
Net change
−4,767 people
In households (tax returns): 47,953 in, 53,627 out, −5,674 net

Where are people moving to Connecticut from?

People, 2022–23

  1. New York26,693
  2. Massachusetts8,873
  3. Florida7,177
  4. New Jersey3,556
  5. California3,292
  6. Rhode Island2,739

Where are people from Connecticut moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. New York14,645
  2. Florida12,876
  3. Massachusetts8,711
  4. North Carolina4,184
  5. Texas3,755
  6. California3,536
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Connecticut went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: New York (+12,048 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−5,699).

Is this new?

Connecticut has lost households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−5,67422–23†††
Net migration of Connecticut (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−10,052
2014–15 †−8,440
2015–16−12,254
2016–17 †−12,557
2017–18−9,983
2018–19−8,776
2019–20−2,947
2020–21−465
2021–22−6,544
2022–23 †−5,674

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$110.8k avg
Leaving households$107.7k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Connecticut
54,503 people
Arrived from abroad
1,513 people
Left for abroad
2,210 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Connecticut counties are gaining?

Capitol Planning Region: −2,103 peopleGreater Bridgeport Planning Region: −1,118 peopleLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: +126 peopleNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: +1,499 peopleNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region: +648 peopleNorthwest Hills Planning Region: +446 peopleSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region: −1,709 peopleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region: +586 peopleWestern Connecticut Planning Region: −3,142 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+1,499
  2. Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region+648
  3. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region+586
  4. Northwest Hills Planning Region+446
  5. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region+126

Losing most

  1. Western Connecticut Planning Region−3,142
  2. Capitol Planning Region−2,103
  3. South Central Connecticut Planning Region−1,709
  4. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region−1,118

Every state, in full

Moves between Connecticut and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
New York26,693 in14,645 out+12,048$155.3k$114.8k
Massachusetts8,873 in8,711 out+162$86.5k$86.0k
Florida7,177 in12,876 out−5,699$88.6k$157.8k
New Jersey3,556 in3,165 out+391$131.0k$111.7k
California3,292 in3,536 out−244$113.7k$123.2k
Rhode Island2,739 in2,135 out+604$70.6k$91.7k
Texas2,376 in3,755 out−1,379$109.2k$109.4k
Pennsylvania2,271 in2,646 out−375$82.4k$85.0k
North Carolina1,802 in4,184 out−2,382$74.8k$93.5k
Virginia1,772 in2,518 out−746$88.8k$88.0k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Connecticut

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Connecticut gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/connecticut. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Connecticut in 2022–23?

76,966 people moved to Connecticut from other states, and 81,733 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Connecticut come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from New York (26,693 people), Massachusetts (8,873 people), Florida (7,177 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.