Is Massachusetts gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 28,367 more people left Massachusetts for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
116,816
people
Moved out
145,183
people
Net change
−28,367 people
In households (tax returns): 83,296 in, 98,674 out, −15,378 net

Where are people moving to Massachusetts from?

People, 2022–23

  1. New York14,158
  2. Florida12,048
  3. New Hampshire9,174
  4. California9,037
  5. Connecticut8,711
  6. Rhode Island7,558

Where are people from Massachusetts moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Florida19,927
  2. New Hampshire16,174
  3. New York13,534
  4. California10,215
  5. Rhode Island9,613
  6. Connecticut8,873
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Massachusetts went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: New Jersey (+1,030 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−7,879).

Is this new?

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

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−15,37822–23†††
Net migration of Massachusetts (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−9,882
2014–15 †−6,714
2015–16−14,549
2016–17 †−20,041
2017–18−15,060
2018–19−14,925
2019–20−20,395
2020–21−25,029
2021–22−26,033
2022–23 †−15,378

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$89.9k avg
Leaving households$116.6k 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 Massachusetts
147,705 people
Arrived from abroad
3,118 people
Left for abroad
5,211 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Massachusetts counties are gaining?

Barnstable County: +207 peopleBerkshire County: −6 peopleBristol County: +628 peopleDukes County: −195 peopleEssex County: −2,561 peopleFranklin County: −30 peopleHampden County: −1,118 peopleHampshire County: −443 peopleMiddlesex County: −10,002 peopleNantucket County: −87 peopleNorfolk County: −2,155 peoplePlymouth County: +688 peopleSuffolk County: −11,728 peopleWorcester County: −1,565 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. Plymouth County+688
  2. Bristol County+628
  3. Barnstable County+207

Losing most

  1. Suffolk County−11,728
  2. Middlesex County−10,002
  3. Essex County−2,561
  4. Norfolk County−2,155
  5. Worcester County−1,565
  6. Hampden County−1,118

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
New York14,158 in13,534 out+624$99.9k$96.4k
Florida12,048 in19,927 out−7,879$82.7k$209.0k
New Hampshire9,174 in16,174 out−7,000$84.6k$134.7k
California9,037 in10,215 out−1,178$125.7k$116.3k
Connecticut8,711 in8,873 out−162$86.0k$86.5k
Rhode Island7,558 in9,613 out−2,055$74.1k$87.8k
Texas5,207 in6,913 out−1,706$95.1k$110.4k
New Jersey4,973 in3,943 out+1,030$96.3k$116.2k
Pennsylvania4,493 in4,382 out+111$85.9k$90.4k
North Carolina3,234 in5,780 out−2,546$75.6k$99.8k

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

All counties in Massachusetts

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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

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Common questions

How many people moved to Massachusetts in 2022–23?

116,816 people moved to Massachusetts from other states, and 145,183 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Massachusetts come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from New York (14,158 people), Florida (12,048 people), New Hampshire (9,174 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.