Alaska vs California: which way are people moving?

Name: Alaska vs California: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Alaska. In 2022–23, 345 more people moved from California to Alaska than the other way.

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California → Alaska2,248 people

Arrivals' income: $63.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Alaska → California1,903 people

Leavers' income: $62.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,151 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2018–19, more have moved to Alaska.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Alaska and California (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+15
2014–15 †	+96
2015–16	+54
2016–17 †	−88
2017–18	−21
2018–19	+12
2019–20	+124
2020–21	+167
2021–22	+186
2022–23 †	+220

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2018–19 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Alaska

Net change, all states: −4,149
Moved in · moved out: 25,599 · 29,748
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $63.3k · $70.9k

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California

Net change, all states: −200,547
Moved in · moved out: 389,700 · 590,247
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $95.5k · $102.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between California and Alaska, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	2,853	2,980	−127	1,591	1,576	$44.7k	$43.1k
2014–15 †	2,249	2,104	+145	1,271	1,175	$44.5k	$42.7k
2015–16	2,924	2,720	+204	1,564	1,510	$48.2k	$49.9k
2016–17 †	3,271	3,529	−258	1,731	1,819	$49.7k	$54.3k
2017–18	2,477	2,561	−84	1,413	1,434	$53.2k	$48.9k
2018–19	2,462	2,354	+108	1,367	1,355	$55.2k	$54.9k
2019–20	2,352	2,237	+115	1,339	1,215	$57.2k	$50.4k
2020–21	2,273	1,996	+277	1,350	1,183	$65.5k	$51.1k
2021–22	2,296	1,972	+324	1,336	1,150	$67.7k	$63.4k
2022–23 †	2,248	1,903	+345	1,363	1,143	$63.3k	$62.2k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

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Moved Where. “Alaska vs California: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/alaska-vs-california. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.