Florida vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?

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

Toward West Virginia. In 2022–23, 153 more people moved from Florida to West Virginia than the other way.

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West Virginia → Florida2,608 people

Arrivals' income: $90.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → West Virginia2,761 people

Leavers' income: $53.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

5,369 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 West Virginia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Florida and West Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+638
2014–15 †	+443
2015–16	+931
2016–17 †	+1,096
2017–18	+621
2018–19	+613
2019–20	+434
2020–21	+541
2021–22	+415
2022–23 †	−19

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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West Virginia

Net change, all states: +3,137
Moved in · moved out: 36,521 · 33,384
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.5k · $60.5k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between West Virginia 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	3,290	2,088	+1,202	1,790	1,152	$54.9k	$51.9k
2014–15 †	2,167	1,403	+764	1,232	789	$57.0k	$32.4k
2015–16	3,294	1,594	+1,700	1,813	882	$81.6k	$54.8k
2016–17 †	4,590	2,417	+2,173	2,424	1,328	$70.6k	$40.6k
2017–18	3,250	2,079	+1,171	1,763	1,142	$64.5k	$47.5k
2018–19	3,056	1,905	+1,151	1,713	1,100	$76.7k	$61.5k
2019–20	3,273	2,290	+983	1,752	1,318	$90.3k	$49.0k
2020–21	3,274	2,186	+1,088	1,844	1,303	$77.2k	$49.5k
2021–22	3,185	2,506	+679	1,831	1,416	$81.5k	$56.7k
2022–23 †	2,608	2,761	−153	1,562	1,581	$90.0k	$53.8k

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

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