Arizona vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?

Toward Arizona. In 2022–23, 239 more people moved from North Dakota to Arizona than the other way.

North Dakota → Arizona1,132 people

Arrivals' income: $82.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → North Dakota893 people

Leavers' income: $56.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,025 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 2015–16, more have moved to Arizona.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+14222–23†††
Net moves between Arizona and North Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+75
2014–15 †−15
2015–16+309
2016–17 †+446
2017–18+218
2018–19+267
2019–20+339
2020–21+333
2021–22+150
2022–23 †+142

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 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
Arizona page →

North Dakota

Net change, all states
−757
Moved in · moved out
23,095 · 23,852
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$54.6k · $64.8k
North Dakota page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between North Dakota and Arizona, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–141,1291,068+61619544$76.0k$56.2k
2014–15 †851904−53466481$66.1k$51.3k
2015–161,380883+497767458$58.6k$53.1k
2016–17 †1,9211,129+7921,008562$64.8k$47.4k
2017–181,250975+275726508$69.0k$48.8k
2018–191,374962+412765498$74.5k$67.2k
2019–201,6161,002+614846507$76.5k$64.2k
2020–211,444909+535828495$72.1k$62.5k
2021–221,179903+276694544$81.3k$70.3k
2022–23 †1,132893+239680538$82.0k$56.4k

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

Cite this comparison

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