Arizona vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Arizona. In 2022–23, 4,309 more people moved from Washington to Arizona than the other way.

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Washington → Arizona13,636 people

Arrivals' income: $112.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arizona → Washington9,327 people

Leavers' income: $88.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

22,963 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Washington came out ahead every year until 2014–15. Since 2015–16, more have moved to Arizona.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arizona and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−38
2014–15 †	−94
2015–16	+116
2016–17 †	+1,837
2017–18	+2,138
2018–19	+1,994
2019–20	+2,923
2020–21	+3,845
2021–22	+3,650
2022–23 †	+2,208

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

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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington 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	8,695	8,576	+119	4,616	4,654	$62.7k	$54.7k
2014–15 †	5,949	6,174	−225	3,338	3,432	$62.3k	$47.9k
2015–16	9,221	8,923	+298	4,905	4,789	$65.9k	$59.5k
2016–17 †	15,037	11,494	+3,543	8,067	6,230	$72.6k	$62.5k
2017–18	12,914	8,602	+4,312	6,983	4,845	$81.8k	$62.9k
2018–19	12,386	8,535	+3,851	6,866	4,872	$86.7k	$69.6k
2019–20	15,066	8,877	+6,189	8,024	5,101	$96.3k	$77.2k
2020–21	16,673	8,866	+7,807	9,089	5,244	$94.2k	$76.8k
2021–22	16,600	9,125	+7,475	9,204	5,554	$116.0k	$106.7k
2022–23 †	13,636	9,327	+4,309	8,011	5,803	$112.2k	$88.6k

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

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