Arizona vs Florida: which way are people moving?

Name: Arizona vs Florida: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Florida. In 2022–23, 1,028 more people moved from Arizona to Florida than the other way.

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Florida → Arizona7,446 people

Arrivals' income: $82.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → Florida8,474 people

Leavers' income: $94.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

15,920 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 2020–21, more have moved to Florida.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arizona and Florida (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−150
2014–15 †	−35
2015–16	+113
2016–17 †	+99
2017–18	+389
2018–19	+142
2019–20	+270
2020–21	−1,153
2021–22	−1,423
2022–23 †	−414

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2020–21 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Arizona

Net change, all states: +27,127
Moved in · moved out: 202,429 · 175,302
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $87.5k · $75.6k

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Florida

Net change, all states: +111,742
Moved in · moved out: 605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $122.5k · $76.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Florida and Arizona, 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	5,882	6,472	−590	3,383	3,533	$50.2k	$54.6k
2014–15 †	4,255	4,431	−176	2,458	2,493	$59.2k	$66.7k
2015–16	6,413	6,393	+20	3,649	3,536	$60.0k	$66.5k
2016–17 †	8,974	9,094	−120	5,008	4,909	$72.9k	$62.5k
2017–18	7,404	6,681	+723	4,150	3,761	$66.7k	$95.7k
2018–19	7,192	7,091	+101	4,144	4,002	$63.3k	$79.4k
2019–20	7,851	7,653	+198	4,513	4,243	$79.5k	$92.0k
2020–21	7,142	9,754	−2,612	4,316	5,469	$71.4k	$113.2k
2021–22	6,837	9,783	−2,946	4,239	5,662	$90.0k	$100.0k
2022–23 †	7,446	8,474	−1,028	4,682	5,096	$82.1k	$94.6k

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

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Moved Where. “Arizona vs Florida: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/arizona-vs-florida. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.