North Dakota vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Dakota. In 2022–23, 98 more people moved from Washington to North Dakota than the other way.

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Washington → North Dakota646 people

Arrivals' income: $56.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Dakota → Washington548 people

Leavers' income: $59.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,194 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)

Net moves between North Dakota and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+106
2014–15 †	+55
2015–16	−393
2016–17 †	−435
2017–18	−101
2018–19	−105
2019–20	−71
2020–21	−34
2021–22	+55
2022–23 †	+34

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

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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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 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	1,289	1,045	+244	648	542	$43.6k	$128.7k
2014–15 †	971	823	+148	528	473	$49.5k	$66.9k
2015–16	736	1,524	−788	406	799	$50.5k	$57.9k
2016–17 †	957	1,640	−683	466	901	$51.8k	$55.5k
2017–18	744	861	−117	394	495	$48.4k	$50.7k
2018–19	600	786	−186	338	443	$55.6k	$54.0k
2019–20	840	834	+6	397	468	$57.7k	$53.6k
2020–21	784	761	+23	398	432	$48.8k	$57.8k
2021–22	716	623	+93	398	343	$55.1k	$61.8k
2022–23 †	646	548	+98	365	331	$56.7k	$59.5k

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

Cite this comparison

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