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Between 1995 and 2010. During that period, 905,856 people migrated to the Sunshine State, bringing with them $86.4 billion in aggregate income.

Here are the top 10 state sources for people migrating to Florida and the total AGI they took with them:

  • New York,  $16.8 billion
  • New Jersey, $10.2 billion
  • Illinois, $6.2 billion
  • Ohio, $5.9 billion
  • Pennsylvania, $5.7 billion
  • Michigan, $4.8 billion
  • Massachusetts, $4.7 billion
  • Connecticut, $4.3 billion
  • Maryland, $3.7 billion
  • Virginia, $2.9 billion

Here are the top 10 counties (and MSAs) from which people moved to Florida and the total AGI they took with them:

  • Cook County, IL (Chicago MSA), $3.2 billion
  • Suffolk County, NY (NY MSA), $2.9 billion
  • Nassau County, NY (NY MSA), $2.8 billion
  • Fairfield County, CT (Bridgeport MSA), $2.4 billion
  • Queens County, NY (NY MSA), $2.3 billion
  • New York County, NY (NY MSA), $1.8 billion
  • Bergen County, NJ (NY MSA), $1.8 billion
  • Westchester County, NY (NY MSA), $1.7 billion
  • Oakland County, MI (Detroit MSA), $1.6 billion
  • Kings County, NY (NY MSA), $1.4 billion