Is Idaho gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 12,739 more people moved to Idaho from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
66,095
people
Moved out
53,356
people
Net change
+12,739 people
In households (tax returns): 35,831 in, 30,020 out, +5,811 net

Where are people moving to Idaho from?

People, 2022–23

  1. California14,845
  2. Washington11,112
  3. Utah6,276
  4. Oregon5,732
  5. Arizona3,143
  6. Texas2,956

Where are people from Idaho moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Washington8,508
  2. Utah6,327
  3. California5,172
  4. Oregon4,395
  5. Texas3,358
  6. Arizona3,043
Every state, in full ↓

Where Idaho's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+9,673 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−469).

Is this new?

Idaho has gained households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+5,81122–23†††
Net migration of Idaho (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+2,397
2014–15 †+1,168
2015–16+6,637
2016–17 †+13,306
2017–18+9,741
2018–19+10,188
2019–20+15,300
2020–21+14,081
2021–22+8,492
2022–23 †+5,811

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$81.2k avg
Leaving households$64.1k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Idaho
45,531 people
Arrived from abroad
786 people
Left for abroad
791 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Idaho counties are gaining?

Ada County: +4,000 peopleAdams County: +121 peopleBannock County: −20 peopleBear Lake County: −21 peopleBenewah County: +114 peopleBingham County: +56 peopleBlaine County: −91 peopleBoise County: −3 peopleBonner County: +865 peopleBonneville County: +894 peopleBoundary County: +124 peopleButte County: +95 peopleCamas County: +15 peopleCanyon County: +4,160 peopleCaribou County: −26 peopleCassia County: −294 peopleClark County: withheld by the IRSClearwater County: +120 peopleCuster County: +9 peopleElmore County: −335 peopleFranklin County: +47 peopleFremont County: −93 peopleGem County: +222 peopleGooding County: −104 peopleIdaho County: +186 peopleJefferson County: +476 peopleJerome County: +89 peopleKootenai County: +1,785 peopleLatah County: −160 peopleLemhi County: +1 peopleLewis County: −80 peopleLincoln County: +59 peopleMadison County: −1,149 peopleMinidoka County: −12 peopleNez Perce County: +88 peopleOneida County: +73 peopleOwyhee County: +20 peoplePayette County: +177 peoplePower County: +10 peopleShoshone County: +69 peopleTeton County: +90 peopleTwin Falls County: +740 peopleValley County: +221 peopleWashington County: +67 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Canyon County+4,160
  2. Ada County+4,000
  3. Kootenai County+1,785
  4. Bonneville County+894
  5. Bonner County+865
  6. Twin Falls County+740

Losing most

  1. Madison County−1,149
  2. Elmore County−335
  3. Cassia County−294
  4. Latah County−160
  5. Gooding County−104
  6. Fremont County−93

Every state, in full

Moves between Idaho and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
California14,845 in5,172 out+9,673$103.7k$82.9k
Washington11,112 in8,508 out+2,604$85.3k$61.5k
Utah6,276 in6,327 out−51$64.3k$52.8k
Oregon5,732 in4,395 out+1,337$73.3k$56.1k
Arizona3,143 in3,043 out+100$71.0k$69.9k
Texas2,956 in3,358 out−402$77.7k$69.2k
Nevada2,341 in1,665 out+676$76.3k$58.6k
Colorado2,134 in1,663 out+471$93.8k$67.1k
Montana1,821 in1,916 out−95$59.5k$68.9k
Florida1,423 in1,892 out−469$64.2k$73.4k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Idaho

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Idaho gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/idaho. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Idaho in 2022–23?

66,095 people moved to Idaho from other states, and 53,356 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Idaho come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from California (14,845 people), Washington (11,112 people), Utah (6,276 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.