Is New Jersey gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 29,871 more people left New Jersey for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
173,739
people
Moved out
203,610
people
Net change
−29,871 people
In households (tax returns): 107,653 in, 127,023 out, −19,370 net

Where are people moving to New Jersey from?

People, 2022–23

  1. New York73,471
  2. Pennsylvania25,412
  3. Florida14,182
  4. California7,479
  5. Texas5,331
  6. Virginia4,139

Where are people from New Jersey moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. New York38,722
  2. Florida34,761
  3. Pennsylvania29,887
  4. Texas11,408
  5. North Carolina10,675
  6. California9,468
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving New Jersey went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: New York (+34,749 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−20,579).

Is this new?

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

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−19,37022–23†††
Net migration of New Jersey (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−23,983
2014–15 †−20,504
2015–16−25,941
2016–17 †−25,360
2017–18−19,674
2018–19−16,947
2019–20−12,798
2020–21−12,806
2021–22−20,820
2022–23 †−19,370

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$102.2k avg
Leaving households$106.7k 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 New Jersey
207,431 people
Arrived from abroad
3,497 people
Left for abroad
5,808 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which New Jersey counties are gaining?

Atlantic County: −593 peopleBergen County: −1,016 peopleBurlington County: +1,940 peopleCamden County: −236 peopleCape May County: +25 peopleCumberland County: +61 peopleEssex County: −6,595 peopleGloucester County: +1,422 peopleHudson County: −10,512 peopleHunterdon County: +301 peopleMercer County: −2,583 peopleMiddlesex County: −5,432 peopleMonmouth County: −478 peopleMorris County: −511 peopleOcean County: +1,044 peoplePassaic County: −5,403 peopleSalem County: +371 peopleSomerset County: −153 peopleSussex County: +668 peopleUnion County: −2,653 peopleWarren County: +462 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. Burlington County+1,940
  2. Gloucester County+1,422
  3. Ocean County+1,044
  4. Sussex County+668
  5. Warren County+462
  6. Salem County+371

Losing most

  1. Hudson County−10,512
  2. Essex County−6,595
  3. Middlesex County−5,432
  4. Passaic County−5,403
  5. Union County−2,653
  6. Mercer County−2,583

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
New York73,471 in38,722 out+34,749$117.0k$110.8k
Pennsylvania25,412 in29,887 out−4,475$86.6k$83.2k
Florida14,182 in34,761 out−20,579$86.8k$147.1k
California7,479 in9,468 out−1,989$136.9k$126.9k
Texas5,331 in11,408 out−6,077$95.5k$112.1k
Virginia4,139 in6,905 out−2,766$90.9k$85.8k
North Carolina4,135 in10,675 out−6,540$71.3k$95.3k
Massachusetts3,943 in4,973 out−1,030$116.2k$96.3k
Maryland3,879 in4,786 out−907$83.5k$81.3k
Connecticut3,165 in3,556 out−391$111.7k$131.0k

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

All counties in New Jersey

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Common questions

How many people moved to New Jersey in 2022–23?

173,739 people moved to New Jersey from other states, and 203,610 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to New Jersey come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from New York (73,471 people), Pennsylvania (25,412 people), Florida (14,182 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.