Arkansas vs Florida: which way are people moving?

Name: Arkansas vs Florida: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Arkansas. In 2022–23, 394 more people moved from Florida to Arkansas than the other way.

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Florida → Arkansas3,541 people

Arrivals' income: $60.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arkansas → Florida3,147 people

Leavers' income: $96.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,688 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Florida came out ahead every year until 2020–21. Since 2021–22, more have moved to Arkansas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arkansas and Florida (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−390
2014–15 †	−237
2015–16	−405
2016–17 †	−428
2017–18	−227
2018–19	−272
2019–20	−62
2020–21	−77
2021–22	+58
2022–23 †	+190

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Arkansas

Net change, all states: +11,211
Moved in · moved out: 68,449 · 57,238
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $63.0k · $59.3k

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Florida

Net change, all states: +111,742
Moved in · moved out: 605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $122.5k · $76.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Florida and Arkansas, 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	2,617	3,301	−684	1,322	1,712	$49.3k	$63.4k
2014–15 †	1,745	2,263	−518	965	1,202	$55.2k	$77.6k
2015–16	2,288	3,053	−765	1,190	1,595	$53.7k	$79.4k
2016–17 †	3,373	4,319	−946	1,739	2,167	$53.9k	$76.2k
2017–18	2,592	3,093	−501	1,390	1,617	$49.9k	$68.9k
2018–19	2,653	3,230	−577	1,373	1,645	$56.0k	$77.2k
2019–20	3,094	3,244	−150	1,563	1,625	$55.6k	$84.4k
2020–21	3,089	3,259	−170	1,710	1,787	$64.0k	$91.3k
2021–22	3,312	3,259	+53	1,818	1,760	$60.8k	$94.9k
2022–23 †	3,541	3,147	+394	1,933	1,743	$60.2k	$96.6k

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

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Moved Where. “Arkansas vs Florida: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/arkansas-vs-florida. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.