New Hampshire
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Hampshire saw a net gain of 2,046 tax-filing households and a net gain of 4,050 individuals. Against a population of about 1,402,054, that is a net inflow of about 2.9 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $743.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
Migration Overview
- Net income (AGI): +$743.5M nominal dollars
- Net households: +2,046 tax returns
- Net people: +4,050 exemptions
- Net migration rate: +2.9 people per 1,000 residents (population 1,402,054)
Income (AGI) movement:
- Moved in: $2.9B
- Moved out: $2.2B
- Net: +$743.5M (nominal)
Top Origin States
- Massachusetts: 10,603 households, $1.4B AGI
- Maine: 1,972 households, $129.5M AGI
- Florida: 1,842 households, $151M AGI
- New York: 1,464 households, $157.5M AGI
- Vermont: 1,353 households, $87.4M AGI
- Connecticut: 937 households, $119.1M AGI
- California: 898 households, $122.5M AGI
- Texas: 589 households, $69.5M AGI
- Pennsylvania: 534 households, $47.4M AGI
- Virginia: 509 households, $59.4M AGI
Top Destination States
- Massachusetts: 6,594 households, $557.6M AGI
- Florida: 2,696 households, $418.3M AGI
- Maine: 2,595 households, $192.1M AGI
- Vermont: 1,243 households, $78.2M AGI
- New York: 1,238 households, $96.6M AGI
- North Carolina: 930 households, $82.2M AGI
- California: 761 households, $74.7M AGI
- Texas: 760 households, $65.7M AGI
- Connecticut: 611 households, $51.7M AGI
- South Carolina: 582 households, $45.8M AGI
Churn by State (Two-Way Exchanges)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023:
- Massachusetts: 10,603 in, 6,594 out, +4,009 net, +$870.6M AGI
- Maine: 1,972 in, 2,595 out, -623 net, -$62.6M AGI
- Florida: 1,842 in, 2,696 out, -854 net, -$267.3M AGI
- New York: 1,464 in, 1,238 out, +226 net, +$60.9M AGI
- Vermont: 1,353 in, 1,243 out, +110 net, +$9.1M AGI
- California: 898 in, 761 out, +137 net, +$47.9M AGI
- Connecticut: 937 in, 611 out, +326 net, +$67.4M AGI
- North Carolina: 501 in, 930 out, -429 net, -$42.9M AGI
- Texas: 589 in, 760 out, -171 net, +$3.8M AGI
- Pennsylvania: 534 in, 499 out, +35 net, +$9.4M AGI
- Virginia: 509 in, 521 out, -12 net, +$12.4M AGI
- Colorado: 399 in, 454 out, -55 net, +$10.8M AGI
Net Migration by Year
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars):
- 2012: -$5.8M AGI, +83 people
- 2013: +$236.9M AGI, +2,729 people
- 2014: +$203.7M AGI, +1,010 people
- 2015: -$199.3M AGI, +351 people
- 2016: +$233M AGI, +3,300 people
- 2017: +$631M AGI, +8,097 people
- 2018: +$128.7M AGI, +4,483 people
- 2019: +$327.3M AGI, +4,531 people
- 2020: +$962.8M AGI, +10,015 people
- 2021: +$1.5B AGI, +9,715 people
- 2022: +$886.8M AGI, +6,368 people
- 2023: +$743.5M AGI, +4,050 people
Net 2012–2023: +$5.6B AGI, +54,732 people
Migration in Context
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 4,050 more people moved into New Hampshire than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $743.5M in income (nominal) — in a state of 1,401,530 people.
- Population: 1,401,530 (Census 2023 estimate)
- Net migration rate: +2.9 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: +$530 nominal dollars (≈ +$743.5M total)
Components of Population Change (2023)
- Births: +12,098
- Deaths: 14,334
- Net domestic migration: +4,458
- Net international migration: +2,847
- Total change: +4,883
Income & Cost of Living
Prices around New Hampshire run about 5% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $95 buys in the average American community.
- Income per person: $79,267 (13% above U.S. average)
- Price level: 105.4 (100 = U.S. average)
- What that income buys: $75,211 (7% above U.S. average)
Cost Breakdown by Category
- Housing & rents: 114.5 (Index where 100 = U.S. average)
- Goods: 100.0
- Utilities: 156.2
- Other services: 105.1
Demographics
- Median age: 43.2 years
- Median household income: $95,628 (22% above U.S. median)
- College degree: 40% of adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
- Poverty rate: 7.2%
- Average commute: 27 minutes
- Broadband at home: 92% of households
Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 88%
- Hispanic: 5%
- Black: 1%
- Asian: 3%
- Other: 4%
Housing
- Median home value: $367,200 (21% above U.S. median)
- Median rent: $1,423 (6% above U.S. median)
- Homeownership rate: 73%
- Home-price appreciation (past year): +10.5%
- Home-price appreciation (past 5 years): +