South Dakota vs Texas: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Texas. In 2022–23, 201 more people moved from South Dakota to Texas than the other way.

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Texas → South Dakota1,452 people

Arrivals' income: $74.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

South Dakota → Texas1,653 people

Leavers' income: $63.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,105 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 Texas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between South Dakota and Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−259
2014–15 †	−138
2015–16	−15
2016–17 †	−93
2017–18	−101
2018–19	−163
2019–20	−129
2020–21	−28
2021–22	+7
2022–23 †	−109

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

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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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas and South 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	1,183	1,601	−418	590	849	$48.6k	$43.4k
2014–15 †	865	1,073	−208	454	592	$49.5k	$40.2k
2015–16	1,175	1,256	−81	619	634	$48.6k	$62.2k
2016–17 †	1,601	1,790	−189	782	875	$59.2k	$50.9k
2017–18	1,267	1,430	−163	622	723	$69.5k	$60.6k
2018–19	1,224	1,511	−287	620	783	$60.0k	$61.1k
2019–20	1,416	1,650	−234	688	817	$70.1k	$57.2k
2020–21	1,477	1,480	−3	762	790	$64.3k	$60.6k
2021–22	1,518	1,520	−2	804	797	$82.2k	$78.5k
2022–23 †	1,452	1,653	−201	817	926	$74.3k	$63.3k

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

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