Arizona vs Texas: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Texas. In 2022–23, 3,074 more people moved from Arizona to Texas than the other way.

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Texas → Arizona14,676 people

Arrivals' income: $84.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → Texas17,750 people

Leavers' income: $80.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

32,426 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 2018–19, more have moved to Texas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arizona and Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,532
2014–15 †	−945
2015–16	+620
2016–17 †	+493
2017–18	+166
2018–19	−244
2019–20	−327
2020–21	−1,907
2021–22	−2,921
2022–23 †	−1,503

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2018–19 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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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas 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	13,649	20,296	−6,647	6,581	9,113	$58.7k	$60.6k
2014–15 †	11,103	13,582	−2,479	5,578	6,523	$47.2k	$64.7k
2015–16	16,054	15,294	+760	7,831	7,211	$62.3k	$84.4k
2016–17 †	20,539	20,081	+458	9,974	9,481	$70.6k	$66.2k
2017–18	15,331	15,211	+120	7,791	7,625	$70.9k	$68.5k
2018–19	14,091	14,970	−879	7,314	7,558	$82.8k	$77.4k
2019–20	15,701	16,551	−850	7,958	8,285	$88.8k	$112.8k
2020–21	14,613	19,100	−4,487	8,048	9,955	$74.6k	$81.2k
2021–22	14,401	20,474	−6,073	8,008	10,929	$90.5k	$99.2k
2022–23 †	14,676	17,750	−3,074	8,463	9,966	$84.0k	$80.3k

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

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