North Dakota vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Wisconsin. In 2022–23, 59 more people moved from North Dakota to Wisconsin than the other way.

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Wisconsin → North Dakota391 people

Arrivals' income: $55.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Dakota → Wisconsin450 people

Leavers' income: $64.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

841 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. North Dakota came out ahead every year until 2014–15. Since 2015–16, more have moved to Wisconsin.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between North Dakota and Wisconsin (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+82
2014–15 †	+105
2015–16	−129
2016–17 †	−276
2017–18	−57
2018–19	−60
2019–20	−68
2020–21	−149
2021–22	−132
2022–23 †	−37

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 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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Wisconsin

Net change, all states: +2,753
Moved in · moved out: 89,800 · 87,047
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $72.4k · $74.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wisconsin 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	766	666	+100	452	370	$48.5k	$52.0k
2014–15 †	524	434	+90	360	255	$44.8k	$53.2k
2015–16	603	848	−245	339	468	$51.4k	$53.7k
2016–17 †	610	1,091	−481	331	607	$51.4k	$56.0k
2017–18	432	569	−137	290	347	$44.6k	$55.1k
2018–19	430	557	−127	260	320	$56.6k	$63.2k
2019–20	421	587	−166	260	328	$54.4k	$64.9k
2020–21	366	644	−278	226	375	$57.1k	$56.7k
2021–22	368	602	−234	230	362	$65.0k	$59.7k
2022–23 †	391	450	−59	248	285	$55.5k	$64.7k

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

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