Hawaii vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Washington. In 2022–23, 1,150 more people moved from Hawaii to Washington than the other way.

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Washington → Hawaii3,274 people

Arrivals' income: $102.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Hawaii → Washington4,424 people

Leavers' income: $74.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

7,698 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 Hawaii every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Hawaii and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−244
2014–15 †	−333
2015–16	−688
2016–17 †	−1,403
2017–18	−688
2018–19	−725
2019–20	−659
2020–21	−565
2021–22	−604
2022–23 †	−690

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

The two states overall

Hawaii

Net change, all states: −6,825
Moved in · moved out: 45,031 · 51,856
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $78.1k · $70.9k

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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 Hawaii, 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	3,705	4,327	−622	1,792	2,036	$55.5k	$50.5k
2014–15 †	2,716	3,243	−527	1,350	1,683	$51.4k	$45.9k
2015–16	3,566	5,130	−1,564	1,781	2,469	$57.9k	$53.9k
2016–17 †	4,697	7,743	−3,046	2,243	3,646	$61.9k	$54.7k
2017–18	3,786	5,166	−1,380	1,898	2,586	$63.9k	$60.5k
2018–19	3,442	5,060	−1,618	1,783	2,508	$76.2k	$76.7k
2019–20	3,566	4,839	−1,273	1,762	2,421	$76.2k	$63.2k
2020–21	3,539	4,784	−1,245	1,851	2,416	$94.6k	$69.0k
2021–22	3,504	4,657	−1,153	1,893	2,497	$109.7k	$75.3k
2022–23 †	3,274	4,424	−1,150	1,761	2,451	$102.0k	$74.7k

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

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