Idaho vs Montana: which way are people moving?

Name: Idaho vs Montana: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Montana. In 2022–23, 95 more people moved from Idaho to Montana than the other way.

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Montana → Idaho1,821 people

Arrivals' income: $59.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Idaho → Montana1,916 people

Leavers' income: $68.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,737 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Idaho came out ahead every year until 2019–20. Since 2020–21, more have moved to Montana.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Idaho and Montana (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+101
2014–15 †	+80
2015–16	+81
2016–17 †	+145
2017–18	+200
2018–19	+92
2019–20	+43
2020–21	−154
2021–22	−184
2022–23 †	−48

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2020–21 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Idaho

Net change, all states: +12,739
Moved in · moved out: 66,095 · 53,356
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $81.2k · $64.1k

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Montana

Net change, all states: +5,332
Moved in · moved out: 35,226 · 29,894
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $79.1k · $65.2k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Montana and Idaho, 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	1,811	1,738	+73	966	865	$42.6k	$43.1k
2014–15 †	1,262	1,069	+193	653	573	$42.3k	$40.0k
2015–16	1,918	1,727	+191	966	885	$48.1k	$42.2k
2016–17 †	2,549	2,204	+345	1,276	1,131	$46.4k	$47.4k
2017–18	1,978	1,669	+309	1,049	849	$44.8k	$44.4k
2018–19	1,781	1,622	+159	969	877	$47.7k	$50.2k
2019–20	1,928	1,894	+34	1,021	978	$47.8k	$53.4k
2020–21	1,707	2,171	−464	1,007	1,161	$54.5k	$50.4k
2021–22	1,637	2,020	−383	942	1,126	$108.6k	$69.1k
2022–23 †	1,821	1,916	−95	1,078	1,126	$59.5k	$68.9k

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

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Moved Where. “Idaho vs Montana: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/idaho-vs-montana. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.