Is Nebraska gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 1,902 more people left Nebraska for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
38,081
people
Moved out
39,983
people
Net change
−1,902 people
In households (tax returns): 21,989 in, 23,473 out, −1,484 net

Where are people moving to Nebraska from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Iowa5,090
  2. Texas3,390
  3. Colorado3,019
  4. California2,541
  5. Florida2,030
  6. Kansas1,947

Where are people from Nebraska moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Iowa5,503
  2. Texas3,791
  3. Colorado2,752
  4. Florida2,559
  5. Kansas2,176
  6. Missouri1,875
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Nebraska went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+825 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−529).

Is this new?

Nebraska has lost households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−1,48422–23†††
Net migration of Nebraska (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−1,731
2014–15 †−1,182
2015–16−1,275
2016–17 †−3,258
2017–18−2,291
2018–19−2,784
2019–20−2,303
2020–21−2,241
2021–22−1,411
2022–23 †−1,484

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$59.9k avg
Leaving households$66.5k 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 Nebraska
48,189 people
Arrived from abroad
729 people
Left for abroad
679 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Nebraska counties are gaining?

Adams County: −74 peopleAntelope County: +5 peopleArthur County: withheld by the IRSBanner County: withheld by the IRSBlaine County: withheld by the IRSBoone County: +12 peopleBox Butte County: −22 peopleBoyd County: −8 peopleBrown County: −21 peopleBuffalo County: −18 peopleBurt County: −45 peopleButler County: −58 peopleCass County: +49 peopleCedar County: −34 peopleChase County: +5 peopleCherry County: +8 peopleCheyenne County: +19 peopleClay County: −27 peopleColfax County: −109 peopleCuming County: −38 peopleCuster County: +30 peopleDakota County: −238 peopleDawes County: −35 peopleDawson County: −96 peopleDeuel County: −74 peopleDixon County: −42 peopleDodge County: +149 peopleDouglas County: −1,818 peopleDundy County: withheld by the IRSFillmore County: +28 peopleFranklin County: +24 peopleFrontier County: +14 peopleFurnas County: −3 peopleGage County: +93 peopleGarden County: −27 peopleGarfield County: +2 peopleGosper County: −5 peopleGrant County: withheld by the IRSGreeley County: −1 peopleHall County: −583 peopleHamilton County: +114 peopleHarlan County: −13 peopleHayes County: −14 peopleHitchcock County: −37 peopleHolt County: −59 peopleHooker County: withheld by the IRSHoward County: −23 peopleJefferson County: −100 peopleJohnson County: −8 peopleKearney County: +30 peopleKeith County: −45 peopleKeya Paha County: withheld by the IRSKimball County: +17 peopleKnox County: −17 peopleLancaster County: −302 peopleLincoln County: −231 peopleLogan County: withheld by the IRSLoup County: withheld by the IRSMcPherson County: withheld by the IRSMadison County: −92 peopleMerrick County: +46 peopleMorrill County: −34 peopleNance County: −25 peopleNemaha County: +60 peopleNuckolls County: −46 peopleOtoe County: +29 peoplePawnee County: −21 peoplePerkins County: +28 peoplePhelps County: −54 peoplePierce County: −73 peoplePlatte County: −199 peoplePolk County: −10 peopleRed Willow County: −91 peopleRichardson County: +16 peopleRock County: +16 peopleSaline County: −67 peopleSarpy County: +1,895 peopleSaunders County: +77 peopleScotts Bluff County: −17 peopleSeward County: +56 peopleSheridan County: −9 peopleSherman County: −35 peopleSioux County: withheld by the IRSStanton County: +55 peopleThayer County: +11 peopleThomas County: withheld by the IRSThurston County: −14 peopleValley County: −44 peopleWashington County: −26 peopleWayne County: −58 peopleWebster County: +19 peopleWheeler County: withheld by the IRSYork County: −53 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. Sarpy County+1,895
  2. Dodge County+149
  3. Hamilton County+114
  4. Gage County+93
  5. Saunders County+77
  6. Nemaha County+60

Losing most

  1. Douglas County−1,818
  2. Hall County−583
  3. Lancaster County−302
  4. Dakota County−238
  5. Lincoln County−231
  6. Platte County−199

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Iowa5,090 in5,503 out−413$52.7k$57.6k
Texas3,390 in3,791 out−401$60.6k$73.1k
Colorado3,019 in2,752 out+267$66.0k$63.5k
California2,541 in1,716 out+825$61.1k$65.6k
Florida2,030 in2,559 out−529$59.4k$98.3k
Kansas1,947 in2,176 out−229$55.0k$60.4k
Missouri1,590 in1,875 out−285$59.6k$61.3k
South Dakota1,516 in1,557 out−41$53.5k$59.9k
Arizona1,326 in1,644 out−318$68.2k$83.4k
Illinois1,082 in1,081 out+1$71.6k$63.8k

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

All counties in Nebraska

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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

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Common questions

How many people moved to Nebraska in 2022–23?

38,081 people moved to Nebraska from other states, and 39,983 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Nebraska come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Iowa (5,090 people), Texas (3,390 people), Colorado (3,019 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.