North Dakota vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?

Name: North Dakota vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 16 more people moved from North Dakota to South Dakota than the other way.

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South Dakota → North Dakota1,115 people

Arrivals' income: $54.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Dakota → South Dakota1,131 people

Leavers' income: $64.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,246 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 South Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between North Dakota and South Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+73
2014–15 †	+127
2015–16	−85
2016–17 †	−108
2017–18	−21
2018–19	+40
2019–20	−67
2020–21	−102
2021–22	+6
2022–23 †	−20

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

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

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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

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between South Dakota and North Dakota, 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	1,489	1,315	+174	779	706	$46.2k	$54.5k
2014–15 †	1,163	954	+209	631	504	$48.9k	$58.1k
2015–16	1,326	1,519	−193	701	786	$47.6k	$55.0k
2016–17 †	1,607	1,788	−181	848	956	$49.5k	$54.4k
2017–18	1,202	1,282	−80	651	672	$44.4k	$56.4k
2018–19	1,166	1,127	+39	656	616	$50.9k	$58.0k
2019–20	1,244	1,409	−165	654	721	$49.2k	$62.9k
2020–21	1,063	1,300	−237	596	698	$44.6k	$68.0k
2021–22	1,159	1,172	−13	670	664	$70.2k	$62.0k
2022–23 †	1,115	1,131	−16	656	676	$54.0k	$64.1k

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

Cite this comparison

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