Kansas vs Nebraska: which way are people moving?

Name: Kansas vs Nebraska: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Kansas. In 2022–23, 229 more people moved from Nebraska to Kansas than the other way.

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Nebraska → Kansas2,176 people

Arrivals' income: $60.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Kansas → Nebraska1,947 people

Leavers' income: $55.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,123 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. In 2022–23, more moved to Kansas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Kansas and Nebraska (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−140
2014–15 †	−51
2015–16	−149
2016–17 †	−88
2017–18	−41
2018–19	+34
2019–20	+48
2020–21	+59
2021–22	−73
2022–23 †	+106

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2022–23 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

Kansas

Net change, all states: −4,048
Moved in · moved out: 70,469 · 74,517
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $64.7k · $68.2k

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Nebraska

Net change, all states: −1,902
Moved in · moved out: 38,081 · 39,983
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $59.9k · $66.5k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Nebraska and Kansas, 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	2,189	2,611	−422	1,131	1,271	$47.6k	$47.1k
2014–15 †	1,444	1,574	−130	777	828	$46.4k	$41.7k
2015–16	2,211	2,563	−352	1,142	1,291	$54.7k	$52.8k
2016–17 †	2,960	3,196	−236	1,524	1,612	$53.6k	$54.7k
2017–18	2,112	2,256	−144	1,122	1,163	$53.3k	$50.9k
2018–19	2,125	2,089	+36	1,143	1,109	$53.7k	$49.8k
2019–20	2,455	2,253	+202	1,223	1,175	$55.6k	$55.3k
2020–21	2,229	2,019	+210	1,201	1,142	$59.7k	$51.8k
2021–22	1,980	2,150	−170	1,144	1,217	$61.1k	$58.5k
2022–23 †	2,176	1,947	+229	1,267	1,161	$60.4k	$55.0k

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

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Moved Where. “Kansas vs Nebraska: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/kansas-vs-nebraska. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.