INTERACTIVE: NET MIGRATION AND MARGINAL TAX RATES

KEY POINTS:

  • This interactive map allows you to explore out-migration from your state in 2018. Click the top right to toggle between Marginal Tax Rates and Net Migration.
  • States with higher marginal tax rates, like California and New York, have experienced the largest out-migration in the last year.
  • Conversely, states with no income tax, like Texas and Florida, experienced some of the largest in-migration of any state.

ECONOMIST CORNER:

Incentives matter, and higher marginal tax rates are a key factor motivating location decisions between states. Individuals facing high marginal tax rates have chosen to move to lower-tax states over the past year.

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