Arizona vs Nevada: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Arizona. In 2022–23, 1,297 more people moved from Nevada to Arizona than the other way.

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Nevada → Arizona6,991 people

Arrivals' income: $77.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → Nevada5,694 people

Leavers' income: $68.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

12,685 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Nevada came out ahead every year until 2015–16. Since 2016–17, more have moved to Arizona.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arizona and Nevada (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−76
2014–15 †	−136
2015–16	−50
2016–17 †	+358
2017–18	+426
2018–19	+765
2019–20	+923
2020–21	+972
2021–22	+996
2022–23 †	+670

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2016–17 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

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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Nevada

Net change, all states: +11,558
Moved in · moved out: 111,121 · 99,563
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $87.3k · $74.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Nevada 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	6,507	6,694	−187	3,252	3,328	$32.1k	$53.8k
2014–15 †	4,544	5,017	−473	2,405	2,541	$50.7k	$56.3k
2015–16	6,144	6,251	−107	3,229	3,279	$56.5k	$39.2k
2016–17 †	8,542	7,728	+814	4,407	4,049	$55.2k	$56.1k
2017–18	6,998	6,105	+893	3,709	3,283	$59.7k	$60.8k
2018–19	6,966	5,443	+1,523	3,790	3,025	$62.9k	$62.9k
2019–20	7,765	6,047	+1,718	4,235	3,312	$66.2k	$78.4k
2020–21	7,797	6,116	+1,681	4,490	3,518	$64.7k	$90.9k
2021–22	7,617	5,533	+2,084	4,333	3,337	$81.8k	$101.7k
2022–23 †	6,991	5,694	+1,297	4,057	3,387	$77.8k	$68.7k

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

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