California vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?

Name: California vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?
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Toward Wisconsin. In 2022–23, 1,259 more people moved from California to Wisconsin than the other way.

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Wisconsin → California3,860 people

Arrivals' income: $82.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → Wisconsin5,119 people

Leavers' income: $77.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,979 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. California came out ahead every year until 2018–19. Since 2019–20, more have moved to Wisconsin.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and Wisconsin (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+590
2014–15 †	+540
2015–16	+571
2016–17 †	+401
2017–18	+368
2018–19	+222
2019–20	−331
2020–21	−437
2021–22	−403
2022–23 †	−498

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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Wisconsin

Net change, all states: +2,753
Moved in · moved out: 89,800 · 87,047
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $72.4k · $74.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wisconsin 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	4,944	4,314	+630	2,877	2,287	$65.0k	$58.6k
2014–15 †	3,572	3,047	+525	2,243	1,703	$68.0k	$54.6k
2015–16	5,137	4,601	+536	3,059	2,488	$69.1k	$64.2k
2016–17 †	6,476	6,443	+33	3,905	3,504	$66.3k	$67.2k
2017–18	4,812	4,629	+183	3,007	2,639	$74.2k	$68.3k
2018–19	4,354	4,573	−219	2,864	2,642	$70.2k	$86.7k
2019–20	4,440	5,446	−1,006	2,770	3,101	$75.9k	$81.7k
2020–21	4,228	5,417	−1,189	2,716	3,153	$75.8k	$89.3k
2021–22	4,160	5,435	−1,275	2,773	3,176	$89.9k	$97.2k
2022–23 †	3,860	5,119	−1,259	2,645	3,143	$82.6k	$77.7k

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

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