Florida vs Iowa: which way are people moving?

Name: Florida vs Iowa: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Florida. In 2022–23, 688 more people moved from Iowa to Florida than the other way.

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Iowa → Florida3,537 people

Arrivals' income: $108.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → Iowa2,849 people

Leavers' income: $71.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,386 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Florida than to Iowa every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Florida and Iowa (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+542
2014–15 †	+410
2015–16	+630
2016–17 †	+580
2017–18	+221
2018–19	+546
2019–20	+469
2020–21	+633
2021–22	+956
2022–23 †	+326

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

The two states overall

Florida

Net change, all states: +111,742
Moved in · moved out: 605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $122.5k · $76.1k

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Iowa

Net change, all states: −1,467
Moved in · moved out: 57,011 · 58,478
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $61.6k · $64.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Iowa and Florida, 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	3,018	2,033	+985	1,632	1,090	$81.6k	$47.2k
2014–15 †	2,071	1,262	+809	1,141	731	$108.6k	$57.3k
2015–16	3,230	2,006	+1,224	1,717	1,087	$85.4k	$130.9k
2016–17 †	3,961	2,811	+1,150	2,132	1,552	$84.3k	$51.5k
2017–18	3,002	2,534	+468	1,664	1,443	$158.7k	$52.1k
2018–19	3,388	2,249	+1,139	1,849	1,303	$113.3k	$65.9k
2019–20	3,628	2,707	+921	1,940	1,471	$117.0k	$60.4k
2020–21	4,055	2,637	+1,418	2,284	1,651	$96.8k	$56.7k
2021–22	4,207	2,535	+1,672	2,454	1,498	$130.9k	$72.3k
2022–23 †	3,537	2,849	+688	2,080	1,754	$108.2k	$71.7k

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

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Moved Where. “Florida vs Iowa: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/florida-vs-iowa. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.