Colorado vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?

Name: Colorado vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 558 more people moved from Colorado to South Dakota than the other way.

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South Dakota → Colorado1,089 people

Arrivals' income: $56.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Colorado → South Dakota1,647 people

Leavers' income: $76.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,736 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Colorado came out ahead every year until 2015–16. Since 2016–17, more have moved to South Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Colorado and South Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+75
2014–15 †	+126
2015–16	+71
2016–17 †	−93
2017–18	−80
2018–19	−85
2019–20	−154
2020–21	−451
2021–22	−438
2022–23 †	−274

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2016–17 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

Colorado

Net change, all states: +7,288
Moved in · moved out: 187,420 · 180,132
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.5k · $84.5k

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South Dakota

Net change, all states: +2,412
Moved in · moved out: 26,881 · 24,469
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $73.7k · $63.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between South Dakota and Colorado, 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	1,266	1,289	−23	760	685	$41.6k	$51.4k
2014–15 †	972	866	+106	624	498	$39.5k	$60.1k
2015–16	1,310	1,292	+18	768	697	$47.0k	$58.9k
2016–17 †	1,504	1,886	−382	922	1,015	$53.4k	$58.2k
2017–18	1,202	1,489	−287	737	817	$47.9k	$58.0k
2018–19	1,184	1,434	−250	723	808	$46.7k	$64.3k
2019–20	1,316	1,803	−487	772	926	$84.5k	$66.8k
2020–21	1,069	2,024	−955	667	1,118	$60.2k	$83.3k
2021–22	1,127	2,027	−900	722	1,160	$60.5k	$92.2k
2022–23 †	1,089	1,647	−558	716	990	$56.6k	$76.9k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Colorado vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/colorado-vs-south-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.