Montana vs Washington: which way are people moving?

Name: Montana vs Washington: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Montana. In 2022–23, 1,483 more people moved from Washington to Montana than the other way.

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Washington → Montana4,395 people

Arrivals' income: $86.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Montana → Washington2,912 people

Leavers' income: $63.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

7,307 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Montana and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−161
2014–15 †	−111
2015–16	−242
2016–17 †	+244
2017–18	+35
2018–19	+330
2019–20	+798
2020–21	+1,384
2021–22	+1,280
2022–23 †	+594

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

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

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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington and Montana, 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	3,072	3,216	−144	1,656	1,817	$48.2k	$44.9k
2014–15 †	2,163	2,211	−48	1,213	1,324	$45.3k	$42.5k
2015–16	3,126	3,267	−141	1,705	1,947	$53.1k	$46.4k
2016–17 †	5,057	4,266	+791	2,674	2,430	$63.7k	$45.9k
2017–18	3,621	3,287	+334	2,004	1,969	$63.2k	$47.7k
2018–19	3,892	2,954	+938	2,119	1,789	$72.4k	$47.6k
2019–20	4,789	2,824	+1,965	2,488	1,690	$74.8k	$49.4k
2020–21	5,757	2,705	+3,052	3,013	1,629	$86.4k	$61.4k
2021–22	5,737	2,709	+3,028	3,040	1,760	$114.8k	$62.0k
2022–23 †	4,395	2,912	+1,483	2,530	1,936	$86.9k	$63.2k

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

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