Nebraska vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 41 more people moved from Nebraska to South Dakota than the other way.

South Dakota → Nebraska1,516 people

Arrivals' income: $53.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Nebraska → South Dakota1,557 people

Leavers' income: $59.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,073 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to South Dakota than to Nebraska every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−6322–23†††
Net moves between Nebraska and South Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−100
2014–15 †−106
2015–16−152
2016–17 †−255
2017–18−159
2018–19−138
2019–20−36
2020–21−176
2021–22−142
2022–23 †−63

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Nebraska

Net change, all states
−1,902
Moved in · moved out
38,081 · 39,983
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$59.9k · $66.5k
Nebraska page →

South Dakota

Net change, all states
+2,412
Moved in · moved out
26,881 · 24,469
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$73.7k · $63.9k
South Dakota page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between South Dakota and Nebraska, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Swipe for households and income →

PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–141,5581,714−156808908$41.6k$47.1k
2014–15 †9891,171−182560666$39.6k$56.9k
2015–161,5271,873−346789941$51.0k$55.0k
2016–17 †2,0032,495−4921,0551,310$47.8k$65.2k
2017–181,4391,805−366780939$45.7k$52.7k
2018–191,4861,655−169796934$48.5k$60.7k
2019–201,6791,699−20898934$56.0k$58.0k
2020–211,4211,716−295820996$48.8k$57.8k
2021–221,4881,717−229848990$50.9k$71.9k
2022–23 †1,5161,557−41907970$53.5k$59.9k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Nebraska vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/nebraska-vs-south-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.