Illinois vs Indiana: which way are people moving?

Name: Illinois vs Indiana: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Indiana. In 2022–23, 5,966 more people moved from Illinois to Indiana than the other way.

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Indiana → Illinois16,199 people

Arrivals' income: $56.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Illinois → Indiana22,165 people

Leavers' income: $67.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Illinois is Indiana's biggest moving partner in both directions: 38,364 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Indiana than to Illinois every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Illinois and Indiana (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,666
2014–15 †	−1,395
2015–16	−3,210
2016–17 †	−6,238
2017–18	−4,583
2018–19	−4,006
2019–20	−5,239
2020–21	−5,349
2021–22	−4,092
2022–23 †	−2,429

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

The two states overall

Illinois

Net change, all states: −54,182
Moved in · moved out: 179,622 · 233,804
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $78.8k · $104.4k

Illinois page →

Indiana

Net change, all states: +4,837
Moved in · moved out: 121,307 · 116,470
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $64.3k · $67.8k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Indiana and Illinois, 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	15,170	21,754	−6,584	8,146	10,812	$44.0k	$48.8k
2014–15 †	12,317	16,296	−3,979	6,788	8,183	$43.6k	$47.1k
2015–16	14,077	22,300	−8,223	7,801	11,011	$48.4k	$53.8k
2016–17 †	17,624	32,412	−14,788	9,775	16,013	$49.9k	$59.7k
2017–18	14,907	25,754	−10,847	8,320	12,903	$51.7k	$57.1k
2018–19	14,812	23,900	−9,088	8,319	12,325	$61.9k	$60.8k
2019–20	15,178	27,147	−11,969	8,445	13,684	$55.0k	$68.4k
2020–21	14,130	25,684	−11,554	8,322	13,671	$48.0k	$68.1k
2021–22	14,745	23,941	−9,196	9,007	13,099	$57.3k	$73.4k
2022–23 †	16,199	22,165	−5,966	10,141	12,570	$56.0k	$67.4k

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Moved Where. “Illinois vs Indiana: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/illinois-vs-indiana. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.