Arkansas vs Oklahoma: which way are people moving?

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

About even. In 2022–23, 5,580 people moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma and 5,595 the other way.

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Oklahoma → Arkansas5,595 people

Arrivals' income: $45.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arkansas → Oklahoma5,580 people

Leavers' income: $47.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

11,175 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. In 2022–23, more moved to Arkansas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arkansas and Oklahoma (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−144
2014–15 †	−9
2015–16	+88
2016–17 †	+349
2017–18	+123
2018–19	−172
2019–20	−227
2020–21	−131
2021–22	−164
2022–23 †	+24

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

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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Oklahoma

Net change, all states: +12,589
Moved in · moved out: 85,394 · 72,805
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $59.0k · $60.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Oklahoma 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	5,835	6,000	−165	2,650	2,794	$35.6k	$37.9k
2014–15 †	4,414	4,524	−110	2,101	2,110	$36.6k	$38.2k
2015–16	5,774	5,502	+272	2,664	2,576	$41.1k	$37.9k
2016–17 †	7,380	6,861	+519	3,501	3,152	$45.3k	$42.2k
2017–18	5,581	5,504	+77	2,734	2,611	$40.7k	$41.8k
2018–19	5,172	5,530	−358	2,499	2,671	$46.5k	$44.1k
2019–20	5,562	6,158	−596	2,663	2,890	$42.7k	$42.6k
2020–21	5,498	5,802	−304	2,780	2,911	$43.4k	$39.7k
2021–22	5,260	5,786	−526	2,774	2,938	$46.5k	$46.6k
2022–23 †	5,595	5,580	+15	2,953	2,929	$45.3k	$47.1k

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

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