Is Wisconsin gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 2,753 more people moved to Wisconsin from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
89,800
people
Moved out
87,047
people
Net change
+2,753 people
In households (tax returns): 56,675 in, 56,159 out, +516 net

Where are people moving to Wisconsin from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Illinois17,253
  2. Minnesota12,172
  3. Florida6,107
  4. Texas5,216
  5. California5,119
  6. Michigan4,062

Where are people from Wisconsin moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Illinois11,973
  2. Minnesota11,869
  3. Florida8,428
  4. Texas6,450
  5. Arizona3,871
  6. California3,860
Every state, in full ↓

Where Wisconsin's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Illinois (+5,280 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−2,321).

Is this new?

Wisconsin gained households from moves in 2022–23. This follows nine years of losses.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+51622–23†††
Net migration of Wisconsin (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−6,616
2014–15 †−5,412
2015–16−5,185
2016–17 †−1,916
2017–18−1,632
2018–19−2,602
2019–20−371
2020–21−916
2021–22−1,019
2022–23 †+516

Careful with the dotted lines. The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Wisconsin's switch to gains lands on one of those years, so part of that jump may be the method.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$72.4k avg
Leaving households$74.4k 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 Wisconsin
141,798 people
Arrived from abroad
1,396 people
Left for abroad
1,789 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Wisconsin counties are gaining?

Adams County: +152 peopleAshland County: +31 peopleBarron County: +78 peopleBayfield County: +199 peopleBrown County: +191 peopleBuffalo County: −60 peopleBurnett County: +183 peopleCalumet County: +179 peopleChippewa County: +118 peopleClark County: −157 peopleColumbia County: −91 peopleCrawford County: −68 peopleDane County: +511 peopleDodge County: −124 peopleDoor County: +55 peopleDouglas County: +8 peopleDunn County: +35 peopleEau Claire County: +249 peopleFlorence County: +39 peopleFond du Lac County: −49 peopleForest County: −29 peopleGrant County: −94 peopleGreen County: +133 peopleGreen Lake County: −7 peopleIowa County: +19 peopleIron County: +48 peopleJackson County: +50 peopleJefferson County: +108 peopleJuneau County: +9 peopleKenosha County: −438 peopleKewaunee County: −74 peopleLa Crosse County: +238 peopleLafayette County: +41 peopleLanglade County: +39 peopleLincoln County: +224 peopleManitowoc County: +196 peopleMarathon County: −206 peopleMarinette County: +430 peopleMarquette County: +39 peopleMenominee County: −25 peopleMilwaukee County: −5,864 peopleMonroe County: +27 peopleOconto County: +150 peopleOneida County: +107 peopleOutagamie County: +480 peopleOzaukee County: +406 peoplePepin County: +98 peoplePierce County: +226 peoplePolk County: +43 peoplePortage County: +167 peoplePrice County: +42 peopleRacine County: +565 peopleRichland County: −9 peopleRock County: +255 peopleRusk County: −19 peopleSt. Croix County: +287 peopleSauk County: +33 peopleSawyer County: +282 peopleShawano County: +185 peopleSheboygan County: +37 peopleTaylor County: −24 peopleTrempealeau County: −204 peopleVernon County: +70 peopleVilas County: +243 peopleWalworth County: +149 peopleWashburn County: +128 peopleWashington County: +193 peopleWaukesha County: +1,663 peopleWaupaca County: +77 peopleWaushara County: +166 peopleWinnebago County: +169 peopleWood County: +289 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. Waukesha County+1,663
  2. Racine County+565
  3. Dane County+511
  4. Outagamie County+480
  5. Marinette County+430
  6. Ozaukee County+406

Losing most

  1. Milwaukee County−5,864
  2. Kenosha County−438
  3. Marathon County−206
  4. Trempealeau County−204
  5. Clark County−157
  6. Dodge County−124

Every state, in full

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

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Illinois17,253 in11,973 out+5,280$80.8k$67.3k
Minnesota12,172 in11,869 out+303$78.8k$60.4k
Florida6,107 in8,428 out−2,321$77.9k$124.0k
Texas5,216 in6,450 out−1,234$66.3k$74.6k
California5,119 in3,860 out+1,259$77.7k$82.6k
Michigan4,062 in3,774 out+288$57.8k$63.7k
Arizona3,150 in3,871 out−721$68.8k$75.9k
Colorado2,733 in2,869 out−136$76.3k$76.4k
Iowa2,711 in2,282 out+429$62.8k$60.9k
Indiana2,006 in1,856 out+150$65.1k$71.7k

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

All counties in Wisconsin

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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

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Common questions

How many people moved to Wisconsin in 2022–23?

89,800 people moved to Wisconsin from other states, and 87,047 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Wisconsin come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Illinois (17,253 people), Minnesota (12,172 people), Florida (6,107 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.