Orlando, Fla. — Say Hello! to your new neighbor.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 566,476 people moved to Florida last year, making it the number one destination.
Second on the list, another no-income tax state, Texas where 524,511 people relocated.
New York had the largest outflows to Florida, while California did to Texas.
The trend to move from high tax states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut picked up momentum after the implementation of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The legislation doubled the standard deduction for individual income taxes and initiated new limitations on itemized deductions.
Most notably it capped state and local tax deductions at $10,000, meaning residents in high tax states can no longer deduct all state taxes from their federal returns.
Most newcomers are settling in the Tampa area.
Hillsborough County recorded 38,359 residents from other states and 14,393 individuals from abroad.
Palm Beach County was the second most popular relocation spot, with Orange County third.
Orange saw an additional 36,897 domestic movers – and another 20,476 from abroad.
Keep in mind, Orange is also home to the states wealthiest zip code (34786) where the average annual income tops $100,000.
Percentage-wise, the Florida counties with the highest number of new residents from other states or abroad are Okaloosa, Monroe, Santa Rosa, Escambia and Sumter.
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