Illinois vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Wisconsin. In 2022–23, 5,280 more people moved from Illinois to Wisconsin than the other way.

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Wisconsin → Illinois11,973 people

Arrivals' income: $67.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Illinois → Wisconsin17,253 people

Leavers' income: $80.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Illinois is Wisconsin's biggest moving partner in both directions: 29,226 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Illinois and Wisconsin (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,138
2014–15 †	−1,521
2015–16	−2,907
2016–17 †	−5,223
2017–18	−3,757
2018–19	−3,330
2019–20	−4,291
2020–21	−4,145
2021–22	−3,485
2022–23 †	−3,220

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

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Wisconsin

Net change, all states: +2,753
Moved in · moved out: 89,800 · 87,047
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $72.4k · $74.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wisconsin 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	12,077	16,836	−4,759	6,860	8,998	$48.9k	$54.1k
2014–15 †	8,589	11,837	−3,248	5,106	6,627	$47.6k	$57.3k
2015–16	11,339	17,361	−6,022	6,666	9,573	$57.0k	$66.1k
2016–17 †	14,611	25,296	−10,685	8,614	13,837	$60.4k	$65.9k
2017–18	11,735	18,924	−7,189	6,991	10,748	$56.1k	$64.6k
2018–19	11,210	17,621	−6,411	6,864	10,194	$59.0k	$69.8k
2019–20	11,781	19,445	−7,664	6,961	11,252	$61.0k	$83.8k
2020–21	11,371	18,839	−7,468	7,202	11,347	$62.9k	$89.3k
2021–22	11,909	18,232	−6,323	7,792	11,277	$68.3k	$89.1k
2022–23 †	11,973	17,253	−5,280	8,111	11,331	$67.3k	$80.8k

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