Missouri vs Oklahoma: which way are people moving?

Toward Missouri. In 2022–23, 172 more people moved from Oklahoma to Missouri than the other way.

Oklahoma → Missouri3,455 people

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

Missouri → Oklahoma3,283 people

Leavers' income: $53.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,738 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 Missouri.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+11222–23†††
Net moves between Missouri and Oklahoma (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−229
2014–15 †−26
2015–16+82
2016–17 †+360
2017–18+91
2018–19−9
2019–20−88
2020–21−57
2021–22+39
2022–23 †+112

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

The two states overall

Missouri

Net change, all states
+8,839
Moved in · moved out
124,978 · 116,139
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$65.8k · $71.5k
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Oklahoma

Net change, all states
+12,589
Moved in · moved out
85,394 · 72,805
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$59.0k · $60.4k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Oklahoma and Missouri, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–143,6764,093−4171,7651,994$49.4k$38.2k
2014–15 †2,7622,916−1541,4141,440$43.3k$24.0k
2015–163,9093,622+2871,8871,805$44.6k$46.9k
2016–17 †5,0714,474+5972,5102,150$50.5k$43.7k
2017–183,8643,635+2291,9241,833$45.3k$45.5k
2018–193,5243,567−431,7481,757$50.1k$46.7k
2019–203,8413,951−1101,8811,969$51.1k$46.7k
2020–213,6083,694−861,9021,959$50.0k$46.1k
2021–223,7003,594+1061,9561,917$54.7k$51.3k
2022–23 †3,4553,283+1721,9381,826$49.4k$53.3k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Missouri vs Oklahoma: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/missouri-vs-oklahoma. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.