California vs Louisiana: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Louisiana. In 2022–23, 285 more people moved from California to Louisiana than the other way.

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Louisiana → California3,223 people

Arrivals' income: $70.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Louisiana3,508 people

Leavers' income: $69.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,731 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 2019–20, more have moved to Louisiana.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Louisiana (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−106
2014–15 †	−70
2015–16	+177
2016–17 †	+390
2017–18	+143
2018–19	+22
2019–20	−189
2020–21	−55
2021–22	−198
2022–23 †	−74

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2019–20 turn falls between them.

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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Louisiana

Net change, all states: −17,333
Moved in · moved out: 65,960 · 83,293
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.2k · $62.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Louisiana 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	3,748	3,998	−250	2,126	2,232	$55.4k	−$51.7k
2014–15 †	2,899	3,105	−206	1,701	1,771	$78.2k	$47.5k
2015–16	3,869	3,805	+64	2,278	2,101	$51.8k	$56.9k
2016–17 †	5,287	4,682	+605	2,943	2,553	$60.9k	$54.1k
2017–18	3,838	3,844	−6	2,281	2,138	$52.5k	$63.5k
2018–19	3,641	3,720	−79	2,117	2,095	$60.1k	$64.7k
2019–20	3,718	4,192	−474	2,145	2,334	$57.7k	$70.0k
2020–21	3,581	3,810	−229	2,162	2,217	$67.8k	$82.3k
2021–22	3,177	3,761	−584	1,988	2,186	$68.6k	$73.3k
2022–23 †	3,223	3,508	−285	2,019	2,093	$70.3k	$69.7k

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

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