Montana vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?

Toward North Dakota. In 2022–23, 189 more people moved from Montana to North Dakota than the other way.

North Dakota → Montana845 people

Arrivals' income: $64.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Montana → North Dakota1,034 people

Leavers' income: $56.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,879 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 North Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−11222–23†††
Net moves between Montana and North Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−234
2014–15 †−61
2015–16+220
2016–17 †+113
2017–18−102
2018–19−135
2019–20+42
2020–21+55
2021–22−126
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

Montana

Net change, all states
+5,332
Moved in · moved out
35,226 · 29,894
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$79.1k · $65.2k
Montana page →

North Dakota

Net change, all states
−757
Moved in · moved out
23,095 · 23,852
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$54.6k · $64.8k
North Dakota page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between North Dakota and Montana, 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)
2013–141,3961,704−308705939$61.3k$54.4k
2014–15 †1,1721,308−136664725$62.7k$59.0k
2015–161,7141,290+424906686$61.8k$58.6k
2016–17 †1,7391,629+110919806$56.9k$56.6k
2017–181,0591,335−276571673$64.1k$52.8k
2018–191,1341,405−271587722$65.8k$59.6k
2019–201,4061,271+135679637$74.9k$55.8k
2020–211,1711,124+47635580$56.5k$53.0k
2021–228981,189−291514640$77.6k$56.3k
2022–23 †8451,034−189501613$64.9k$56.8k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Montana vs North Dakota: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/montana-vs-north-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.