Utah vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Washington. In 2022–23, 211 more people moved from Utah to Washington than the other way.

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Washington → Utah3,764 people

Arrivals' income: $89.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Utah → Washington3,975 people

Leavers' income: $75.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

7,739 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 Washington.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Utah and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−345
2014–15 †	−234
2015–16	−264
2016–17 †	−393
2017–18	−208
2018–19	−229
2019–20	+10
2020–21	+321
2021–22	−208
2022–23 †	−215

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

The two states overall

Utah

Net change, all states: +1,197
Moved in · moved out: 80,211 · 79,014
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $80.1k · $74.9k

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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 Utah, 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	3,292	3,973	−681	1,481	1,826	$62.3k	$53.2k
2014–15 †	2,380	2,834	−454	1,146	1,380	$51.8k	$53.1k
2015–16	3,806	4,291	−485	1,702	1,966	$62.3k	$61.4k
2016–17 †	5,252	5,792	−540	2,305	2,698	$67.6k	$58.0k
2017–18	4,066	4,288	−222	1,860	2,068	$70.8k	$64.0k
2018–19	3,752	3,958	−206	1,814	2,043	$86.0k	$61.3k
2019–20	4,818	4,203	+615	2,131	2,121	$89.1k	$65.1k
2020–21	5,140	3,880	+1,260	2,413	2,092	$90.1k	$84.2k
2021–22	4,433	4,327	+106	2,255	2,463	$92.7k	$85.1k
2022–23 †	3,764	3,975	−211	2,147	2,362	$89.6k	$75.0k

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

Cite this comparison

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