Florida vs Kentucky: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Kentucky. In 2022–23, 398 more people moved from Florida to Kentucky than the other way.

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Kentucky → Florida7,894 people

Arrivals' income: $111.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → Kentucky8,292 people

Leavers' income: $58.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

16,186 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Florida came out ahead every year until 2021–22. In 2022–23, more moved to Kentucky.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Florida and Kentucky (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+1,194
2014–15 †	+938
2015–16	+1,576
2016–17 †	+1,147
2017–18	+556
2018–19	+904
2019–20	+972
2020–21	+1,178
2021–22	+788
2022–23 †	−214

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

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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Kentucky

Net change, all states: +5,861
Moved in · moved out: 86,522 · 80,661
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $60.5k · $65.7k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Kentucky 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	8,424	6,011	+2,413	4,396	3,202	$68.3k	$47.2k
2014–15 †	6,182	4,505	+1,677	3,403	2,465	$72.5k	$47.5k
2015–16	8,791	5,578	+3,213	4,630	3,054	$83.6k	$49.0k
2016–17 †	10,908	8,572	+2,336	5,730	4,583	$73.1k	$53.3k
2017–18	8,391	7,382	+1,009	4,481	3,925	$93.3k	$49.2k
2018–19	8,581	6,730	+1,851	4,591	3,687	$84.4k	$51.8k
2019–20	9,335	7,480	+1,855	4,984	4,012	$150.4k	$52.8k
2020–21	9,717	7,073	+2,644	5,217	4,039	$110.0k	$61.6k
2021–22	9,087	7,422	+1,665	5,084	4,296	$116.5k	$70.0k
2022–23 †	7,894	8,292	−398	4,578	4,792	$111.7k	$58.2k

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

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