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Texas pulled in more than $5 billion in adjusted gross income from people moving across state lines, according to IRS migration data analyzed by the Tax Foundation.
Adjusted gross income, the portion of a taxpayer's earnings that the federal government actually taxes, gives a sharper picture of economic weight than raw population counts.
California and New York both recorded multibillion-dollar losses on the same measure. What the IRS data actually show When someone moves between states, the IRS records where their taxable income went.
The Tax Foundation's analysis puts Texas as the second-largest net gainer of taxpayer wealth. Florida attracted the nation's largest overall influx.
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