California vs Oregon: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Oregon. In 2022–23, 10,039 more people moved from California to Oregon than the other way.

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Oregon → California15,353 people

Arrivals' income: $83.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Oregon25,392 people

Leavers' income: $87.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to Oregon from California than from any other state. 40,745 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Oregon (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−5,478
2014–15 †	−5,016
2015–16	−10,910
2016–17 †	−14,337
2017–18	−9,403
2018–19	−9,321
2019–20	−10,988
2020–21	−9,928
2021–22	−8,738
2022–23 †	−6,396

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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Oregon

Net change, all states: −4,774
Moved in · moved out: 98,688 · 103,462
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $74.8k · $82.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Oregon 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	15,122	25,666	−10,544	8,793	14,271	$53.6k	$59.1k
2014–15 †	10,976	20,178	−9,202	6,605	11,621	$51.3k	$57.1k
2015–16	13,900	34,143	−20,243	8,307	19,217	$56.1k	$69.6k
2016–17 †	19,660	46,429	−26,769	11,766	26,103	$62.1k	$73.4k
2017–18	16,074	33,172	−17,098	9,908	19,311	$61.6k	$74.2k
2018–19	15,497	32,042	−16,545	9,766	19,087	$68.0k	$78.6k
2019–20	15,708	35,204	−19,496	9,828	20,816	$72.3k	$86.0k
2020–21	15,797	32,906	−17,109	10,347	20,275	$70.8k	$94.2k
2021–22	15,806	30,421	−14,615	10,550	19,288	$93.1k	$104.8k
2022–23 †	15,353	25,392	−10,039	10,369	16,765	$83.3k	$87.8k

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