Alaska vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Washington. In 2022–23, 439 more people moved from Alaska to Washington than the other way.

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Washington → Alaska2,203 people

Arrivals' income: $69.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Alaska → Washington2,642 people

Leavers' income: $76.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,845 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Washington than to Alaska every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Alaska and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−794
2014–15 †	−538
2015–16	−784
2016–17 †	−1,325
2017–18	−942
2018–19	−664
2019–20	−538
2020–21	−309
2021–22	−355
2022–23 †	−290

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

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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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington 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	2,889	4,378	−1,489	1,493	2,287	$45.6k	$55.2k
2014–15 †	2,020	3,037	−1,017	1,174	1,712	$47.7k	$54.1k
2015–16	2,673	4,029	−1,356	1,427	2,211	$50.7k	$63.7k
2016–17 †	3,265	5,636	−2,371	1,648	2,973	$54.0k	$63.4k
2017–18	2,349	4,173	−1,824	1,310	2,252	$55.6k	$58.5k
2018–19	2,277	3,633	−1,356	1,281	1,945	$58.6k	$63.3k
2019–20	2,566	3,591	−1,025	1,369	1,907	$62.5k	$66.9k
2020–21	2,470	3,029	−559	1,391	1,700	$60.2k	$67.3k
2021–22	2,444	3,041	−597	1,365	1,720	$75.9k	$75.3k
2022–23 †	2,203	2,642	−439	1,310	1,600	$69.7k	$76.7k

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