New York
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 192,240 returns moved to New York from other states and 264,227 moved the other way, a net loss of 71,987 returns, or 8.4 per 1,000.
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The ten largest flows in each direction between New York and other states.New York ranks 51st of 51 (the 50 states and DC) by net migration rate between states. On balance, New York gains the most returns from California and loses the most to Florida. Another 254,452 returns moved between counties inside New York, which these state totals leave out. In 2019–20 the balance was −130,622 returns.
The exchange with every state
Sorted from the largest net gain to the largest net loss. States with a flow under 10 returns in either direction are left out.
| State | From there | To there | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20,595 | 18,440 | +2,155 |
| Illinois | 5,325 | 4,436 | +889 |
| Massachusetts | 11,027 | 10,479 | +548 |
| Michigan | 2,871 | 2,560 | +311 |
| Minnesota | 1,521 | 1,332 | +189 |
| District of Columbia | 2,586 | 2,410 | +176 |
| Missouri | 1,376 | 1,230 | +146 |
| Wisconsin | 1,306 | 1,168 | +138 |
| Oregon | 1,440 | 1,305 | +135 |
| Louisiana | 1,005 | 941 | +64 |
| Utah | 964 | 914 | +50 |
| Kansas | 685 | 645 | +40 |
| Iowa | 535 | 512 | +23 |
| Nebraska | 354 | 338 | +16 |
| Wyoming | 155 | 166 | −11 |
| Vermont | 1,546 | 1,566 | −20 |
| Alaska | 319 | 342 | −23 |
| Idaho | 294 | 325 | −31 |
| Arkansas | 432 | 464 | −32 |
| Mississippi | 377 | 409 | −32 |
| Oklahoma | 690 | 724 | −34 |
| North Dakota | 131 | 169 | −38 |
| Montana | 277 | 352 | −75 |
| South Dakota | 161 | 238 | −77 |
| New Mexico | 510 | 592 | −82 |
| Washington | 3,513 | 3,649 | −136 |
| Hawaii | 699 | 841 | −142 |
| West Virginia | 311 | 470 | −159 |
| Alabama | 931 | 1,094 | −163 |
| Kentucky | 932 | 1,102 | −170 |
| New Hampshire | 1,238 | 1,464 | −226 |
| Rhode Island | 1,322 | 1,588 | −266 |
| Arizona | 2,528 | 2,879 | −351 |
| Nevada | 1,143 | 1,513 | −370 |
| Maine | 963 | 1,375 | −412 |
| Ohio | 3,807 | 4,280 | −473 |
| Indiana | 1,554 | 2,033 | −479 |
| Colorado | 3,210 | 3,987 | −777 |
| Maryland | 4,990 | 5,840 | −850 |
| Delaware | 914 | 1,874 | −960 |
| Tennessee | 2,279 | 3,817 | −1,538 |
| Virginia | 6,504 | 8,124 | −1,620 |
| Georgia | 5,842 | 9,138 | −3,296 |
| Texas | 9,433 | 12,961 | −3,528 |
| South Carolina | 3,037 | 7,266 | −4,229 |
| Connecticut | 10,486 | 15,535 | −5,049 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,412 | 20,643 | −6,231 |
| North Carolina | 6,906 | 13,811 | −6,905 |
| New Jersey | 26,793 | 43,699 | −16,906 |
| Florida | 22,011 | 43,187 | −21,176 |
Four filing years
Returns arriving from other statesReturns leaving for other states
Net rate per 1,000 returns in the earlier years: −15.9 in 2019–20, −17.2 in 2020–21, −12.9 in 2021–22.
County by county
The 12 highest and 12 lowest net migration rates per 1,000 returns among 62 New York counties with complete totals. Linked names have a full profile.
- Hamilton County+9.7
- New York County+3.9
- Warren County+3.9
- Delaware County+3.0
- Saratoga County+2.5
- Schuyler County+2.0
- Ulster County+1.9
- Fulton County+1.8
- Genesee County+1.2
- Greene County+1.2
- Schenectady County+0.9
- Essex County+0.8
- Chenango County−7.6
- Suffolk County−8.4
- Richmond County−8.6
- Westchester County−9.0
- Jefferson County−9.3
- Broome County−9.5
- Nassau County−10.2
- Kings County−10.7
- Queens County−16.9
- Tompkins County−17.3
- Rockland County−18.8
- Bronx County−28.8
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Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-to-state migration files 2019–20 to 2022–23.