New York migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 268,427 people moved into New York and 426,397 moved out, a net of −157,970. Drag the year slider to watch the trend, hover any state to see the corridor, or click through to explore it.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest corridors: New Jersey leads both directions, with 38,722 people in and 73,471 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −261,785 in 2020–21 to −157,970 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
20,002,427
▲ 0.0% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2020
20,201,249
1.0% below the 2020 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 137,586 people to domestic migration. International migration (+95,634) and births minus deaths (+42,815) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 20,201,249 in 2020. The 2025 estimate of 20,002,427 is 1.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$9.9B
▼ $18.1B arrived · $28.0B left
Avg household income · movers
$94k in · $106k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%
New York wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into New York in 2022–23 reported $18.1B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $28.0B with them, a net loss of $9.9B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $94k of income, vs $106k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 13%.
Drill into a metro
IRS data goes deeper than states. Pick a metro to see its own corridors.
- New York 20,112,448 people
- Buffalo 1,155,653 people
- Rochester 1,056,149 people
- Albany 915,835 people
- Kiryas Joel 718,377 people
- Syracuse 652,273 people
- Utica 285,611 people
- Binghamton 243,189 people
- Kingston 183,330 people
- Glens Falls 124,373 people
- Watertown 111,540 people
- Ithaca 104,047 people
- Elmira 80,415 people
About the data
Migration figures come from the official IRS state-to-state files (exemptions ≈ people). Population figures are Census Bureau estimates, and the peak checks every census back to 1910. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported in the same IRS files. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details, caveats, and a suggested citation on the methodology page.
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