Is Rhode Island gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 1,068 more people left Rhode Island for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
27,055
people
Moved out
28,123
people
Net change
−1,068 people
In households (tax returns): 17,997 in, 18,126 out, −129 net

Where are people moving to Rhode Island from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Massachusetts9,613
  2. New York2,340
  3. Florida2,315
  4. Connecticut2,135
  5. California1,221
  6. Virginia787

Where are people from Rhode Island moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Massachusetts7,558
  2. Florida3,739
  3. Connecticut2,739
  4. New York1,719
  5. California1,143
  6. Texas984
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Rhode Island went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Massachusetts (+2,055 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−1,424).

Is this new?

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

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−12922–23†††
Net migration of Rhode Island (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−2,012
2014–15 †−1,888
2015–16−1,865
2016–17 †−1,557
2017–18−1,064
2018–19−1,189
2019–20+332
2020–21−9
2021–22−1,428
2022–23 †−129

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$82.6k avg
Leaving households$79.9k 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 Rhode Island
13,388 people
Arrived from abroad
455 people
Left for abroad
563 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Rhode Island counties are gaining?

Bristol County: +118 peopleKent County: +464 peopleNewport County: −392 peopleProvidence County: −1,253 peopleWashington County: −5 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. Kent County+464
  2. Bristol County+118

Losing most

  1. Providence County−1,253
  2. Newport County−392
  3. Washington County−5

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Massachusetts9,613 in7,558 out+2,055$87.8k$74.1k
New York2,340 in1,719 out+621$90.7k$72.1k
Florida2,315 in3,739 out−1,424$79.8k$121.4k
Connecticut2,135 in2,739 out−604$91.7k$70.6k
California1,221 in1,143 out+78$88.8k$85.1k
Virginia787 in869 out−82$99.1k$86.3k
New Jersey776 in667 out+109$72.4k$72.8k
Texas737 in984 out−247$78.2k$82.8k
Pennsylvania644 in669 out−25$62.8k$65.7k
North Carolina622 in978 out−356$64.6k$74.8k

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

All counties in Rhode Island

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Rhode Island gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/rhode-island. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Rhode Island in 2022–23?

27,055 people moved to Rhode Island from other states, and 28,123 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Rhode Island come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Massachusetts (9,613 people), New York (2,340 people), Florida (2,315 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.