California vs Nebraska: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Nebraska. In 2022–23, 825 more people moved from California to Nebraska than the other way.

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Nebraska → California1,716 people

Arrivals' income: $65.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Nebraska2,541 people

Leavers' income: $61.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,257 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Nebraska (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−49
2014–15 †	−74
2015–16	−219
2016–17 †	−110
2017–18	−190
2018–19	−101
2019–20	−246
2020–21	−453
2021–22	−509
2022–23 †	−351

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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Nebraska

Net change, all states: −1,902
Moved in · moved out: 38,081 · 39,983
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $59.9k · $66.5k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Nebraska 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	2,342	2,552	−210	1,224	1,273	$48.8k	$51.2k
2014–15 †	1,627	2,012	−385	917	991	$54.8k	$48.1k
2015–16	2,280	3,000	−720	1,216	1,435	$80.9k	$59.2k
2016–17 †	3,081	3,789	−708	1,667	1,777	$84.0k	$62.4k
2017–18	2,195	2,805	−610	1,221	1,411	$79.6k	$58.8k
2018–19	2,242	2,624	−382	1,233	1,334	$74.1k	$57.9k
2019–20	2,224	2,881	−657	1,194	1,440	$64.1k	$63.7k
2020–21	1,999	3,032	−1,033	1,158	1,611	$59.1k	$64.6k
2021–22	1,758	3,012	−1,254	1,081	1,590	$71.1k	$70.1k
2022–23 †	1,716	2,541	−825	1,047	1,398	$65.6k	$61.1k

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

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