Minnesota vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?

Name: Minnesota vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Wisconsin. In 2022–23, 303 more people moved from Minnesota to Wisconsin than the other way.

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Wisconsin → Minnesota11,869 people

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

Minnesota → Wisconsin12,172 people

Leavers' income: $78.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Wisconsin is Minnesota's biggest moving partner in both directions: 24,041 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 Minnesota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Minnesota and Wisconsin (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+767
2014–15 †	+922
2015–16	+1,042
2016–17 †	−9
2017–18	+336
2018–19	+267
2019–20	−1,045
2020–21	−1,439
2021–22	−652
2022–23 †	+318

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

Minnesota

Net change, all states: −7,561
Moved in · moved out: 84,839 · 92,400
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $70.5k · $89.4k

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Wisconsin

Net change, all states: +2,753
Moved in · moved out: 89,800 · 87,047
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $72.4k · $74.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wisconsin and Minnesota, 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	11,408	10,591	+817	6,907	6,140	$48.1k	$51.0k
2014–15 †	7,974	7,194	+780	5,218	4,296	$46.6k	$54.2k
2015–16	11,885	10,899	+986	7,360	6,318	$54.0k	$61.1k
2016–17 †	16,446	17,366	−920	9,852	9,861	$56.8k	$66.0k
2017–18	12,082	12,469	−387	7,591	7,255	$57.3k	$62.0k
2018–19	11,335	11,718	−383	7,256	6,989	$55.3k	$65.2k
2019–20	11,561	14,383	−2,822	7,238	8,283	$58.9k	$71.3k
2020–21	10,832	13,922	−3,090	7,068	8,507	$56.0k	$75.2k
2021–22	11,108	13,191	−2,083	7,559	8,211	$64.1k	$82.0k
2022–23 †	11,869	12,172	−303	8,321	8,003	$60.4k	$78.8k

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

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Moved Where. “Minnesota vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/minnesota-vs-wisconsin. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.