California vs Idaho: which way are people moving?

Name: California vs Idaho: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Idaho. In 2022–23, 9,673 more people moved from California to Idaho than the other way.

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Idaho → California5,172 people

Arrivals' income: $82.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Idaho14,845 people

Leavers' income: $103.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to Idaho from California than from any other state. 20,017 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Idaho than to California every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Idaho (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,749
2014–15 †	−1,414
2015–16	−3,409
2016–17 †	−6,308
2017–18	−5,748
2018–19	−6,418
2019–20	−9,064
2020–21	−9,668
2021–22	−7,465
2022–23 †	−4,815

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

California

Net change, all states: −200,547
Moved in · moved out: 389,700 · 590,247
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $95.5k · $102.1k

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Idaho

Net change, all states: +12,739
Moved in · moved out: 66,095 · 53,356
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $81.2k · $64.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Idaho and California, 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	4,631	8,867	−4,236	2,464	4,213	$41.7k	$59.3k
2014–15 †	3,381	6,743	−3,362	1,839	3,253	$38.2k	$65.5k
2015–16	4,280	12,229	−7,949	2,241	5,650	$46.4k	$78.8k
2016–17 †	5,379	20,115	−14,736	2,869	9,177	$46.3k	$76.8k
2017–18	4,394	17,310	−12,916	2,344	8,092	$51.2k	$88.0k
2018–19	4,217	18,159	−13,942	2,349	8,767	$64.2k	$101.0k
2019–20	4,490	25,957	−21,467	2,464	11,528	$58.4k	$110.3k
2020–21	4,675	26,233	−21,558	2,673	12,341	$70.1k	$130.5k
2021–22	4,998	21,408	−16,410	2,940	10,405	$85.5k	$126.2k
2022–23 †	5,172	14,845	−9,673	3,092	7,907	$82.9k	$103.7k

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Moved Where. “California vs Idaho: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/california-vs-idaho. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.