Iowa vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?

Name: Iowa vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 378 more people moved from Iowa to South Dakota than the other way.

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South Dakota → Iowa1,616 people

Arrivals' income: $59.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Iowa → South Dakota1,994 people

Leavers' income: $57.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,610 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to South Dakota than to Iowa every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Iowa and South Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−174
2014–15 †	−162
2015–16	−193
2016–17 †	−280
2017–18	−151
2018–19	−210
2019–20	−175
2020–21	−172
2021–22	−225
2022–23 †	−303

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

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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South Dakota

Net change, all states: +2,412
Moved in · moved out: 26,881 · 24,469
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $73.7k · $63.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between South Dakota and Iowa, 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	1,627	1,980	−353	882	1,056	$43.3k	$51.1k
2014–15 †	1,131	1,370	−239	637	799	$42.4k	$54.3k
2015–16	1,814	2,024	−210	911	1,104	$55.3k	$54.2k
2016–17 †	2,198	2,743	−545	1,190	1,470	$55.4k	$61.5k
2017–18	1,638	2,050	−412	960	1,111	$45.4k	$66.0k
2018–19	1,666	2,063	−397	949	1,159	$50.1k	$61.8k
2019–20	1,790	2,168	−378	997	1,172	$51.8k	$67.4k
2020–21	1,772	2,010	−238	1,009	1,181	$58.4k	$61.6k
2021–22	1,733	2,104	−371	1,018	1,243	$61.4k	$92.3k
2022–23 †	1,616	1,994	−378	977	1,280	$59.6k	$57.9k

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

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