Louisiana vs Mississippi: which way are people moving?

Name: Louisiana vs Mississippi: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Mississippi. In 2022–23, 1,291 more people moved from Louisiana to Mississippi than the other way.

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Mississippi → Louisiana5,591 people

Arrivals' income: $49.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Louisiana → Mississippi6,882 people

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

12,473 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Louisiana came out ahead every year until 2015–16. Since 2016–17, more have moved to Mississippi.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Louisiana and Mississippi (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+29
2014–15 †	+381
2015–16	+20
2016–17 †	−683
2017–18	−89
2018–19	−228
2019–20	−463
2020–21	−799
2021–22	−1,150
2022–23 †	−581

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

The two states overall

Louisiana

Net change, all states: −17,333
Moved in · moved out: 65,960 · 83,293
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.2k · $62.6k

Louisiana page →

Mississippi

Net change, all states: −3,142
Moved in · moved out: 56,470 · 59,612
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $56.9k · $53.6k

Mississippi page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Mississippi and Louisiana, 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	7,109	7,376	−267	3,536	3,507	$42.8k	$43.6k
2014–15 †	5,828	5,444	+384	3,020	2,639	$42.5k	$44.5k
2015–16	6,769	6,936	−167	3,345	3,325	$44.4k	$46.8k
2016–17 †	7,495	9,224	−1,729	3,686	4,369	$45.0k	$49.6k
2017–18	6,601	7,085	−484	3,340	3,429	$45.1k	$49.7k
2018–19	5,903	6,556	−653	2,967	3,195	$46.1k	$48.9k
2019–20	6,229	7,399	−1,170	3,082	3,545	$46.6k	$55.7k
2020–21	5,582	7,330	−1,748	3,026	3,825	$44.6k	$56.3k
2021–22	5,141	7,710	−2,569	2,829	3,979	$47.9k	$61.3k
2022–23 †	5,591	6,882	−1,291	3,108	3,689	$49.4k	$59.6k

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

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Moved Where. “Louisiana vs Mississippi: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/louisiana-vs-mississippi. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.