Is Hawaii gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 6,825 more people left Hawaii for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
45,031
people
Moved out
51,856
people
Net change
−6,825 people
In households (tax returns): 25,026 in, 27,623 out, −2,597 net

Where are people moving to Hawaii from?

People, 2022–23

  1. California9,315
  2. Texas3,726
  3. Washington3,274
  4. Florida2,493
  5. Virginia2,204
  6. Colorado1,590

Where are people from Hawaii moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. California8,376
  2. Texas5,069
  3. Washington4,424
  4. Nevada3,445
  5. Florida2,977
  6. Virginia2,641
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Hawaii went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+939 people). Biggest net loss: Nevada (−1,926).

Is this new?

Hawaii has lost households from moves every year since 2015–16, after mixed years before that.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−2,59722–23†††
Net migration of Hawaii (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−563
2014–15 †+415
2015–16−2,599
2016–17 †−6,770
2017–18−3,520
2018–19−3,524
2019–20−3,152
2020–21−4,044
2021–22−3,350
2022–23 †−2,597

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$78.1k avg
Leaving households$70.9k 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 Hawaii
4,679 people
Arrived from abroad
3,054 people
Left for abroad
2,661 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Hawaii counties are gaining?

Hawaii County: +934 peopleHonolulu County: −6,267 peopleKalawao County: no dataKauai County: −275 peopleMaui County: −1,217 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. Hawaii County+934

Losing most

  1. Honolulu County−6,267
  2. Maui County−1,217
  3. Kauai County−275

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
California9,315 in8,376 out+939$97.7k$80.8k
Texas3,726 in5,069 out−1,343$67.5k$67.3k
Washington3,274 in4,424 out−1,150$102.0k$74.7k
Florida2,493 in2,977 out−484$66.1k$77.7k
Virginia2,204 in2,641 out−437$81.4k$83.9k
Colorado1,590 in2,143 out−553$72.5k$68.9k
Nevada1,519 in3,445 out−1,926$63.4k$67.4k
Arizona1,426 in1,564 out−138$83.1k$69.2k
North Carolina1,389 in1,763 out−374$64.5k$66.9k
Georgia1,367 in1,558 out−191$56.9k$61.5k

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

All counties in Hawaii

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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

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Common questions

How many people moved to Hawaii in 2022–23?

45,031 people moved to Hawaii from other states, and 51,856 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Hawaii come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from California (9,315 people), Texas (3,726 people), Washington (3,274 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.