Iowa vs Missouri: which way are people moving?

Toward Missouri. In 2022–23, 737 more people moved from Iowa to Missouri than the other way.

Missouri → Iowa2,865 people

Arrivals' income: $57.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Iowa → Missouri3,602 people

Leavers' income: $60.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,467 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2015–16, more have moved to Missouri.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−36422–23†††
Net moves between Iowa and Missouri (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−158
2014–15 †+27
2015–16−298
2016–17 †−348
2017–18−249
2018–19−180
2019–20−291
2020–21−153
2021–22−333
2022–23 †−364

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Iowa

Net change, all states
−1,467
Moved in · moved out
57,011 · 58,478
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$61.6k · $64.9k
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Missouri

Net change, all states
+8,839
Moved in · moved out
124,978 · 116,139
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$65.8k · $71.5k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Missouri and Iowa, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–143,1523,418−2661,5981,756$42.4k$50.3k
2014–15 †2,1861,977+2091,1541,127$39.9k$46.7k
2015–163,0903,425−3351,5271,825$49.1k$52.9k
2016–17 †4,2614,856−5952,1672,515$50.0k$56.7k
2017–183,1723,513−3411,6371,886$48.3k$52.1k
2018–193,0083,237−2291,5841,764$48.5k$54.6k
2019–203,1193,589−4701,6261,917$53.1k$57.7k
2020–213,2373,645−4081,8732,026$50.1k$58.5k
2021–222,9483,451−5031,6722,005$53.1k$62.1k
2022–23 †2,8653,602−7371,6652,029$57.3k$60.3k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Iowa vs Missouri: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/iowa-vs-missouri. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.