Is New Mexico gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 1,924 more people left New Mexico for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
51,817
people
Moved out
53,741
people
Net change
−1,924 people
In households (tax returns): 30,572 in, 30,785 out, −213 net

Where are people moving to New Mexico from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas13,318
  2. California5,252
  3. Arizona5,229
  4. Colorado4,328
  5. Florida2,677
  6. Washington1,512

Where are people from New Mexico moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas13,834
  2. Arizona5,969
  3. Colorado4,498
  4. California3,778
  5. Florida2,607
  6. Washington1,525
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving New Mexico went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+1,474 people). Biggest net loss: Arizona (−740).

Is this new?

New Mexico has lost households from moves every year since 2020–21, after mixed years before that.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−21322–23†††
Net migration of New Mexico (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−4,279
2014–15 †−3,166
2015–16−2,913
2016–17 †−2,393
2017–18−691
2018–19+715
2019–20+1,837
2020–21−432
2021–22−263
2022–23 †−213

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$66.1k avg
Leaving households$68.7k 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 Mexico
32,875 people
Arrived from abroad
1,616 people
Left for abroad
1,200 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which New Mexico counties are gaining?

Bernalillo County: −2,825 peopleCatron County: +58 peopleChaves County: −454 peopleCibola County: +38 peopleColfax County: −27 peopleCurry County: −434 peopleDe Baca County: −8 peopleDoña Ana County: +57 peopleEddy County: +106 peopleGrant County: −5 peopleGuadalupe County: −8 peopleHarding County: withheld by the IRSHidalgo County: −38 peopleLea County: −243 peopleLincoln County: −38 peopleLos Alamos County: −85 peopleLuna County: −242 peopleMcKinley County: −824 peopleMora County: +59 peopleOtero County: +132 peopleQuay County: −5 peopleRio Arriba County: +3 peopleRoosevelt County: −57 peopleSandoval County: +1,683 peopleSan Juan County: −26 peopleSan Miguel County: −91 peopleSanta Fe County: +105 peopleSierra County: +134 peopleSocorro County: −76 peopleTaos County: −6 peopleTorrance County: +219 peopleUnion County: −45 peopleValencia County: +843 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. Sandoval County+1,683
  2. Valencia County+843
  3. Torrance County+219
  4. Sierra County+134
  5. Otero County+132
  6. Eddy County+106

Losing most

  1. Bernalillo County−2,825
  2. McKinley County−824
  3. Chaves County−454
  4. Curry County−434
  5. Lea County−243
  6. Luna County−242

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Texas13,318 in13,834 out−516$62.7k$68.4k
California5,252 in3,778 out+1,474$76.8k$67.6k
Arizona5,229 in5,969 out−740$56.6k$60.4k
Colorado4,328 in4,498 out−170$63.6k$71.7k
Florida2,677 in2,607 out+70$72.7k$75.6k
Washington1,512 in1,525 out−13$74.1k$73.2k
Nevada1,255 in1,220 out+35$62.6k$65.3k
Oklahoma974 in1,386 out−412$50.5k$63.6k
Virginia959 in1,190 out−231$86.5k$88.4k
Oregon911 in846 out+65$72.7k$79.3k

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

All counties in New Mexico

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is New Mexico gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/new-mexico. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

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

51,817 people moved to New Mexico from other states, and 53,741 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to New Mexico come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Texas (13,318 people), California (5,252 people), Arizona (5,229 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.