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Home/Connecticut Connecticut State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 104 4% above the U.S. average Median home value $343,200 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +48.3% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,431 national $1,348 Homeownership 66% national 65% Unemployment 3.2% national 3.6% Household income $93,760 national $78,538 Median age 41.2 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. The median home is valued at $343,200 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 48% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,431 a month. Unemployment averaged 3.2% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $93,760. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Connecticut saw a net loss of 6,281 tax-filing households and a net loss of 5,464 individuals. Against a population of about 3,617,176, that is a net outflow of about 1.5 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $495.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 15,535 households, came from New York; the largest outflow, about 10,486 households, went to New York. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 6,616 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) $495.3M nominal dollars Net households 6,281 tax returns Net people 5,464 exemptions 1.5 net people per 1,000 residents (population 3,617,176) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$5.4B Moved out$5.9B Net -$495.3M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Connecticut counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1New York15,535$2.4B2Massachusetts6,006$519.7M3Florida4,519$400.3M4New Jersey2,242$293.8M5California2,146$244M6Rhode Island1,769$124.9M7Pennsylvania1,504$124M8Texas1,442$157.5M9North Carolina1,145$85.6M10Virginia1,055$93.7M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1New York10,486$1.2B2Florida7,668$1.2B3Massachusetts6,467$556.4M4California2,534$312.2M5North Carolina2,442$228.2M6Texas2,170$237.3M7New Jersey2,060$230M8Pennsylvania1,752$148.8M9South Carolina1,698$189.6M10Virginia1,541$135.6M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. New York 15,535 10,486 +5,049 +$1.2B Massachusetts 6,006 6,467 -461 -$36.7M Florida 4,519 7,668 -3,149 -$810.1M California 2,146 2,534 -388 -$68.3M New Jersey 2,242 2,060 +182 +$63.8M Texas 1,442 2,170 -728 -$79.8M North Carolina 1,145 2,442 -1,297 -$142.6M Rhode Island 1,769 1,494 +275 -$12.1M Pennsylvania 1,504 1,752 -248 -$24.9M Virginia 1,055 1,541 -486 -$41.9M South Carolina 671 1,698 -1,027 -$146.8M Georgia 858 1,341 -483 -$53.1M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: -$15.4B (-139,227 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 -$2B -12,088 2013 -$1.8B -15,453 2014 -$1B -17,658 2015 -$1.3B -12,848 2016 -$2.7B -20,179 2017 -$2.1B -19,856 2018 -$1.1B -14,449 2019 -$1.6B -11,960 2020 -$281.7M -3,183 2021 +$44.9M +527 2022 -$1B -6,616 2023 -$495.3M -5,464 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 5,464 more people left Connecticut than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $495.3M in income (nominal) — in a state of 3,641,369 people. Population 3,641,369 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate 1.5 net people per 1,000 residents A Town Of 10,000 Would Net About -15 People. Net income per resident −$136 nominal dollars ≈ -$495.3M total across 3,641,369 residents. The rate lets you compare Connecticut with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +35,082 Deaths 33,014 Net domestic migration 6,498 Net international migration +27,669 Total change +22,662 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Connecticut run about 4% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $96 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $90,235 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 29% above the U.S. average Price level 104.2 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 4.2% higher than average What that income buys $86,597 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 24% above the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents116.6 Goods98.6 Utilities153.2 Other services103.0 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Connecticut American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 41.2 years Median household income $93,760 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 19% above the U.S. median College degree 42% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 10.0% residents below the poverty line Average commute 27 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 91% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 63%Hispanic 18%Black 10%Asian 5%Other 5% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $343,200 owner-occupied homes 13% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,431 gross rent per month 6% above the U.S. median Homeownership 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +10.4% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +48% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 6,272new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 33%Multifamily 67% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 3.2% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 1,909,214 1,848,062 employed Disaster declarations — major federal, 2023 Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 5.0% May 2026 ▲ 1.2 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Connecticut minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k 363 In 3,714Out 4,077-$1.9M AGI $10k–$25k 855 In 7,655Out 8,510-$16.1M AGI $25k–$50k 1,675 In 11,051Out 12,726-$62.2M AGI $50k–$75k 676 In 8,056Out 8,732-$41.4M AGI $75k–$100k 708 In 5,032Out 5,740-$59.9M AGI $100k–$200k 1,126 In 7,688Out 8,814-$156.5M AGI $200k+ 679 In 4,975Out 5,654-$160.7M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Connecticut ranks #37 of 51 states for net household migration (-679). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Connecticut ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Connecticut and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $120.6B Ships to other states 4% since 2017 $101.9B Receives from states +11% since 2017 +$18.7B Net balance Top goods shipped out Mixed freight $18.4B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $18.2B Machinery $12.7B Fuel oils $9.6B Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel $8.3B Miscellaneous manufactured products $8.1B Top goods received Mixed freight $21.1B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $11.3B Machinery $6.7B Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather $6.6B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $6.4B Fuel oils $6.4B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Connecticut ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Massachusetts $19.5B $15.2B +$4.3B $34.8B New York $20.3B $13.2B +$7.1B $33.5B New Jersey $10.4B $17.9B -$7.5B $28.4B Pennsylvania $6.0B $11.0B -$5.0B $16.9B California $7.1B $6.0B +$1.1B $13.1B New Hampshire $5.7B $1.4B +$4.3B $7.1B Florida $5.3B $1.6B +$3.7B $6.9B Texas $4.1B $2.4B +$1.7B $6.5B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Connecticut and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Connecticut collects in taxes Total state taxes $22.5B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $6,186 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$9.6B 43% General sales & gross receipts$6B 26% Corporation net income tax$3.3B 15% Other selective sales tax$1.5B 6% Motor fuels sales tax$434.5M 2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Connecticut has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 992,053 736,918 30,039 D +14.5 1,759,010 2020 1,080,831 714,717 28,309 D +20.1 1,823,857 2016 897,572 673,215 76,749 D +13.6 1,647,536 2012 905,083 634,892 18,828 D +17.3 1,558,803 2008 1,000,291 628,041 18,753 D +22.6 1,647,085 2004 857,488 693,826 27,455 D +10.4 1,578,769 2000 816,015 561,094 82,416 D +17.5 1,459,525 1996 735,740 483,109 173,765 D +18.1 1,392,614 1992 682,318 578,313 355,525 D +6.4 1,616,156 1988 676,584 750,241 16,569 R +5.1 1,443,394 1984 569,597 890,877 6,426 R +21.9 1,466,900 1980 541,732 677,210 187,343 R +9.6 1,406,285 1976 647,895 719,261 19,199 R +5.1 1,386,355 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024 Christopher S. Murphy 1,000,695 678,256 29,308 D +18.9 2018 Christopher S. Murphy 825,579 545,717 15,456 D +20.2 2016 Richard Blumenthal 1,008,714 552,621 34,903 D +28.6 2012 Christopher S. Murphy 828,761 651,089 25,045 D +11.8 2010 Richard Blumenthal 636,040 498,341 18,062 D +11.9 2006 Joseph I. Lieberman 450,844 109,198 574,655 D +30.1 2004 Christopher J. Dodd 945,347 457,749 21,630 D +34.2 2000 Joseph I. Lieberman 828,902 448,077 34,282 D +29.0 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 5 R 0 2022 D 5 R 0 2020 D 5 R 0 2018 D 5 R 0 2016 D 5 R 0 2014 D 5 R 0 2012 D 5 R 0 2010 D 5 R 0 2008 D 5 R 0 2006 D 4 R 1 2004 D 2 R 3 2002 D 2 R 3 2000 D 3 R 3 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Connecticut (17) Capitol Planning RegionFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport Planning RegionHartford CountyLitchfield CountyLower Connecticut River Valley Planning RegionMiddlesex CountyNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionNew Haven CountyNew London CountyNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionNorthwest Hills Planning RegionSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionTolland CountyWestern Connecticut Planning RegionWindham County Get the next update for Connecticut The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime. Email address