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New York County, New York

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 82,255 returns moved into New York County and 79,320 moved out, a net gain of 2,935 returns, or 3.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

New YorkHudson, NJWestchesterBergen, NJ

Farther away

New YorkLos Angeles, CACook, ILMiami-Dade, FL

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 13 New York counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, New York County has the highest net migration rate. No other New York county gained as many returns through moves. New York County has swung from a net loss in 2019–20 to a net gain in 2022–23. Departing returns reported a higher average income than arriving ones, by one of the ten widest margins among the 285 such counties nationwide.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Kings14,1237,421−6,702
  2. Queens6,8444,241−2,603
  3. Bronx5,8174,691−1,126
  4. Hudson, NJ3,8601,667−2,193
  5. Westchester2,9702,542−428
  6. Los Angeles, CA2,2642,537+273
  7. Nassau1,6232,126+503
  8. Bergen, NJ1,8041,635−169
  9. Suffolk1,4511,743+292
  10. Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT1,3981,683+285
  11. Cook, IL8781,755+877
  12. Miami-Dade, FL1,4451,149−296

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 302 counties sent 20 or more returns each (95% of arrivals from within the US) and 243 received 20 or more (95% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 52% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,972 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
San Francisco, CA1,6531,7982,599
Suffolk, MA1,2461,361187
Middlesex, MA1,2121,292178
District of Columbia1,2101,324207
Philadelphia, PA9761,10781
King, WA9181,0532,379
Essex, NJ8531,12214
Santa Clara, CA8399442,543
Monmouth, NJ73482335
Palm Beach, FL6497461,044
Montgomery, MD645703205
Orange, CA6136812,434
Fulton, GA612684751
Morris, NJ60765231
San Diego, CA5866402,400
Harris, TX5576981,418
Alameda, CA5556302,544
Middlesex, NJ55167133
Dallas, TX5456251,373
Fairfax County, VA538588221
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Essex, NJ9041,58414
Philadelphia, PA8771,14481
San Francisco, CA8049622,599
District of Columbia750887207
Palm Beach, FL7341,1271,044
Suffolk, MA731844187
Middlesex, MA641795178
Broward, FL5066931,074
Richmond48382117
Union, NJ48281819
King, WA4816042,379
Middlesex, NJ46470233
San Diego, CA4596032,400
Monmouth, NJ45967035
Travis, TX4375321,513
Santa Clara, CA4225232,543
Orange39567047
Morris, NJ37358431
Harris, TX3725381,418
Dutchess35354669

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California8,330
  2. New Jersey8,291
  3. Florida4,062
  4. Massachusetts3,901
  5. Connecticut3,301
  6. Pennsylvania3,292

Departures to

  1. New Jersey9,594
  2. California5,258
  3. Florida4,424
  4. Connecticut2,552
  5. Pennsylvania2,453
  6. Massachusetts2,097

Four filing years

60,491106,6802019–2065,597102,8372020–2177,87078,8432021–2282,25579,3202022–23

InOut

New York County shows gains in 2022–23 and losses in 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2019–20. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −59.7 in 2019–20, −50.5 in 2020–21, −1.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $139,411 Arriving
  • $184,463 Leaving
  • $271,475 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.

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