Kentucky vs Texas: which way are people moving?

Name: Kentucky vs Texas: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Texas. In 2022–23, 263 more people moved from Kentucky to Texas than the other way.

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Texas → Kentucky4,631 people

Arrivals' income: $65.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Kentucky → Texas4,894 people

Leavers' income: $70.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

9,525 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 2021–22, more have moved to Texas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Kentucky and Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,132
2014–15 †	−366
2015–16	−211
2016–17 †	−456
2017–18	−218
2018–19	−345
2019–20	−2
2020–21	+152
2021–22	−81
2022–23 †	−212

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Kentucky

Net change, all states: +5,861
Moved in · moved out: 86,522 · 80,661
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $60.5k · $65.7k

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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas and Kentucky, 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	4,256	6,891	−2,635	1,922	3,054	$53.4k	$50.8k
2014–15 †	3,601	4,520	−919	1,783	2,149	$45.2k	$50.1k
2015–16	4,918	5,533	−615	2,345	2,556	$54.9k	$65.5k
2016–17 †	6,275	7,273	−998	2,802	3,258	$61.9k	$73.8k
2017–18	4,504	4,926	−422	2,112	2,330	$55.4k	$80.0k
2018–19	4,064	4,615	−551	1,964	2,309	$69.2k	$63.9k
2019–20	4,908	4,679	+229	2,299	2,301	$68.7k	$65.9k
2020–21	4,996	4,671	+325	2,509	2,357	$60.7k	$62.2k
2021–22	4,868	4,881	−13	2,454	2,535	$68.9k	$68.8k
2022–23 †	4,631	4,894	−263	2,430	2,642	$65.5k	$70.5k

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

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Moved Where. “Kentucky vs Texas: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/kentucky-vs-texas. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.