Colorado vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Washington. In 2022–23, 504 more people moved from Colorado to Washington than the other way.

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Washington → Colorado5,520 people

Arrivals' income: $96.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Colorado → Washington6,024 people

Leavers' income: $86.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

11,544 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Washington than to Colorado every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Colorado and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−438
2014–15 †	−259
2015–16	−1,002
2016–17 †	−1,026
2017–18	−706
2018–19	−472
2019–20	−234
2020–21	−309
2021–22	−270
2022–23 †	−455

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

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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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington 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	4,867	5,563	−696	2,517	2,955	$59.6k	$56.6k
2014–15 †	3,405	3,710	−305	1,895	2,154	$54.8k	$59.4k
2015–16	4,865	6,723	−1,858	2,621	3,623	$68.6k	$58.4k
2016–17 †	7,348	9,210	−1,862	3,883	4,909	$67.5k	$68.1k
2017–18	5,510	6,494	−984	3,046	3,752	$77.7k	$68.6k
2018–19	5,295	5,902	−607	3,005	3,477	$78.1k	$72.6k
2019–20	5,963	6,377	−414	3,416	3,650	$93.4k	$74.8k
2020–21	6,184	6,376	−192	3,577	3,886	$113.6k	$79.2k
2021–22	6,356	6,473	−117	3,879	4,149	$137.6k	$87.8k
2022–23 †	5,520	6,024	−504	3,480	3,935	$96.3k	$86.6k

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

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