Ohio
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Ohio saw a net loss of 8,565 tax-filing households and a net loss of 6,913 individuals. Against a population of about 11,785,935, that is a net outflow of about 0.6 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $1.7B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
Migration Overview
- Net income (AGI): -$1.7B (nominal dollars)
- Net households: -8,565 tax returns
- Net people: -6,913 exemptions
- 0.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 11,785,935)
Income (AGI) in and out:
- Moved in: $6.3B
- Moved out: $8B
- Net: -$1.7B (nominal)
Top Origin States
- Florida: 10,564 households, $757.8M AGI
- Kentucky: 6,362 households, $362.6M AGI
- Pennsylvania: 6,060 households, $375.1M AGI
- Michigan: 5,970 households, $358.1M AGI
- Texas: 5,212 households, $363.8M AGI
- Indiana: 5,172 households, $307.8M AGI
- California: 5,040 households, $420.8M AGI
- New York: 4,280 households, $273.8M AGI
- Illinois: 3,501 households, $292.8M AGI
- North Carolina: 3,388 households, $208.6M AGI
Top Destination States
- Florida: 13,170 households, $1.6B AGI
- Kentucky: 6,769 households, $413.3M AGI
- Texas: 6,519 households, $507.3M AGI
- Michigan: 5,728 households, $393.6M AGI
- Pennsylvania: 5,284 households, $320.4M AGI
- Indiana: 5,279 households, $321.8M AGI
- North Carolina: 5,026 households, $391.1M AGI
- California: 4,702 households, $412.2M AGI
- Illinois: 4,105 households, $301.3M AGI
- New York: 3,807 households, $259.6M AGI
Churn by State (Two-Way Exchanges)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023:
- Florida: 10,564 in, 13,170 out, Net -2,606 households, -$820.3M AGI
- Kentucky: 6,362 in, 6,769 out, Net -407 households, -$50.7M AGI
- Texas: 5,212 in, 6,519 out, Net -1,307 households, -$143.5M AGI
- Michigan: 5,970 in, 5,728 out, Net +242 households, -$35.5M AGI
- Pennsylvania: 6,060 in, 5,284 out, Net +776 households, +$54.8M AGI
- Indiana: 5,172 in, 5,279 out, Net -107 households, -$14M AGI
- California: 5,040 in, 4,702 out, Net +338 households, +$8.6M AGI
- North Carolina: 3,388 in, 5,026 out, Net -1,638 households, -$182.4M AGI
- New York: 4,280 in, 3,807 out, Net +473 households, +$14.2M AGI
- Illinois: 3,501 in, 4,105 out, Net -604 households, -$8.5M AGI
Net Migration by Year
Net 2012–2023: -$18.2B (-144,441 people)
- 2012: Net AGI -$1.2B, Net people -21,820
- 2013: Net AGI -$1.1B, Net people -13,775
- 2014: Net AGI -$1.1B, Net people -18,674
- 2015: Net AGI -$1.3B, Net people -14,227
- 2016: Net AGI -$1.8B, Net people -19,757
- 2017: Net AGI -$1.6B, Net people -10,454
- 2018: Net AGI -$1.2B, Net people -6,315
- 2019: Net AGI -$1.6B, Net people -11,019
- 2020: Net AGI -$1.4B, Net people -7,938
- 2021: Net AGI -$2.1B, Net people -7,745
- 2022: Net AGI -$2.1B, Net people -5,804
- 2023: Net AGI -$1.7B, Net people -6,913
Migration in Context
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 6,913 more people left Ohio than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $1.7B in income (nominal) — in a state of 11,808,390 people.
- Population: 11,808,390 (Census 2023 estimate)
- Net migration rate: 0.6 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: -$143 (≈ -$1.7B total across 11,808,390 residents)
Components of Population Change (2023)
- Births: +128,738
- Deaths: 131,764
- Net domestic migration: +1,045
- Net international migration: +47,116
- Total change: +43,440
Income & Cost of Living
Prices around Ohio run about 8% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $109 buys in the average American community.
- Income per person: $61,740 (12% below the U.S. average)
- Price level: 91.9 (100 = U.S. average prices)
- What that income buys: $67,180 (local income restated at U.S.-average prices, 4% below the U.S. average)
Cost Breakdown by Category
- Housing & rents: 72.1 (Index where 100 = U.S. average)
- Goods: 94.2
- Utilities: 89.2
- Other services: 97.5
Demographics
- Median age: 39.6 years
- Median household income: $69,680 (11% below the U.S. median)
- College degree: 31% of adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
- Poverty rate: 13.2%
- Average commute: 24 minutes
- Broadband at home: 89% of households
- Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 76%
- Hispanic: 5%
- Black: 12%
- Asian: 2%
- Other: 4%
Housing
- Median home value: $199,200 (34% below the U.S. median)
- Median rent: $988 (27% below the U.S. median)
- Homeownership rate: 67%
- Home-price