Washington vs Wyoming: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Wyoming. In 2022–23, 184 more people moved from Washington to Wyoming than the other way.

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Wyoming → Washington577 people

Arrivals' income: $60.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Washington → Wyoming761 people

Leavers' income: $155.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,338 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 Wyoming.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Washington and Wyoming (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+64
2014–15 †	+61
2015–16	+153
2016–17 †	+281
2017–18	+82
2018–19	+57
2019–20	−67
2020–21	−201
2021–22	−246
2022–23 †	−72

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

The two states overall

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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Wyoming

Net change, all states: +375
Moved in · moved out: 22,038 · 21,663
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $79.9k · $69.2k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wyoming and Washington, 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	938	799	+139	456	392	$43.8k	$52.2k
2014–15 †	582	533	+49	332	271	$45.6k	$42.4k
2015–16	937	643	+294	490	337	$47.2k	$86.9k
2016–17 †	1,326	760	+566	685	404	$54.0k	$67.5k
2017–18	807	681	+126	434	352	$45.1k	$64.3k
2018–19	751	687	+64	414	357	$73.6k	$65.0k
2019–20	676	782	−106	364	431	$214.9k	$142.3k
2020–21	594	1,042	−448	348	549	$57.2k	$92.8k
2021–22	575	1,203	−628	356	602	$69.5k	$285.1k
2022–23 †	577	761	−184	373	445	$60.6k	$155.3k

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

Cite this comparison

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