Kentucky vs Virginia: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Virginia. In 2022–23, 38 more people moved from Kentucky to Virginia than the other way.

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Virginia → Kentucky2,127 people

Arrivals' income: $71.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Kentucky → Virginia2,165 people

Leavers' income: $58.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,292 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 Virginia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Kentucky and Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+130
2014–15 †	+39
2015–16	−19
2016–17 †	+109
2017–18	+11
2018–19	−101
2019–20	+74
2020–21	+41
2021–22	+45
2022–23 †	−35

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

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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Virginia

Net change, all states: −42
Moved in · moved out: 230,220 · 230,262
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.3k · $89.3k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Virginia 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	2,554	2,218	+336	1,198	1,068	$52.5k	$47.5k
2014–15 †	1,668	1,583	+85	845	806	$50.5k	$47.6k
2015–16	2,238	2,336	−98	1,092	1,111	$66.4k	$58.0k
2016–17 †	3,471	3,283	+188	1,623	1,514	$61.7k	$58.7k
2017–18	2,252	2,278	−26	1,153	1,142	$60.0k	$58.8k
2018–19	1,974	2,142	−168	999	1,100	$60.9k	$61.8k
2019–20	2,524	2,259	+265	1,196	1,122	$65.8k	$59.7k
2020–21	2,326	2,172	+154	1,205	1,164	$63.7k	$60.6k
2021–22	2,349	2,185	+164	1,227	1,182	$72.6k	$64.6k
2022–23 †	2,127	2,165	−38	1,167	1,202	$71.3k	$58.9k

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

Cite this comparison

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