Arizona vs Montana: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Arizona. In 2022–23, 195 more people moved from Montana to Arizona than the other way.

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Montana → Arizona1,856 people

Arrivals' income: $80.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → Montana1,661 people

Leavers' income: $76.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,517 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 2021–22, more have moved to Arizona.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arizona and Montana (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+94
2014–15 †	+50
2015–16	+154
2016–17 †	+211
2017–18	+268
2018–19	+225
2019–20	+258
2020–21	−43
2021–22	+167
2022–23 †	+180

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 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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Montana

Net change, all states: +5,332
Moved in · moved out: 35,226 · 29,894
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $79.1k · $65.2k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Montana 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	1,492	1,344	+148	825	731	$45.9k	$52.2k
2014–15 †	980	922	+58	566	516	$52.4k	$56.5k
2015–16	1,414	1,302	+112	822	668	$54.1k	$54.0k
2016–17 †	2,177	1,748	+429	1,167	956	$59.5k	$57.7k
2017–18	1,878	1,423	+455	1,041	773	$59.9k	$54.9k
2018–19	1,848	1,476	+372	1,051	826	$63.3k	$65.5k
2019–20	1,982	1,697	+285	1,157	899	$65.1k	$67.1k
2020–21	1,842	1,972	−130	1,069	1,112	$107.1k	$72.9k
2021–22	2,037	1,713	+324	1,172	1,005	$87.9k	$74.7k
2022–23 †	1,856	1,661	+195	1,144	964	$80.2k	$76.3k

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

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