South Dakota vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 154 more people moved from Washington to South Dakota than the other way.

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Washington → South Dakota800 people

Arrivals' income: $95.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

South Dakota → Washington646 people

Leavers' income: $66.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,446 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Washington came out ahead every year until 2018–19. Since 2019–20, more have moved to South Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between South Dakota and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−26
2014–15 †	−49
2015–16	−142
2016–17 †	−85
2017–18	−51
2018–19	−68
2019–20	+65
2020–21	+224
2021–22	+264
2022–23 †	+66

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2019–20 turn falls between them.

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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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 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	603	607	−4	303	329	$52.6k	$44.9k
2014–15 †	381	467	−86	209	258	$51.2k	$43.9k
2015–16	473	709	−236	234	376	$54.3k	$47.3k
2016–17 †	734	866	−132	344	429	$57.4k	$56.8k
2017–18	586	650	−64	302	353	$67.0k	$58.2k
2018–19	494	600	−106	271	339	$97.4k	$57.5k
2019–20	806	629	+177	404	339	$72.9k	$65.1k
2020–21	1,136	477	+659	532	308	$109.8k	$54.2k
2021–22	1,185	573	+612	605	341	$107.2k	$71.1k
2022–23 †	800	646	+154	444	378	$95.4k	$66.9k

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

Cite this comparison

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