Alaska
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Alaska saw a net loss of 1,373 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,992 individuals. On net, the area lost $211.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from California; the largest outflow went to Washington. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Income (AGI) in and out
Alaska counties
Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.
Top origin states
- 1California1,363$86.3M
- 2Washington1,310$91.3M
- 3Texas1,256$87.0M
- 4Florida866$48.8M
- 5Colorado625$43.2M
- 6Arizona612$42.5M
- 7Oregon607$38.2M
- 8Virginia466$29.7M
- 9North Carolina455$27.0M
- 10Georgia415$22.4M
Top destination states
- 1Washington1,600$122.7M
- 2Texas1,349$104.8M
- 3California1,143$71.1M
- 4Florida970$73.7M
- 5Arizona926$69.0M
- 6Oregon755$52.1M
- 7Colorado697$47.9M
- 8North Carolina518$34.5M
- 9Georgia480$29.9M
- 10Virginia425$32.4M
Net migration by year
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$235.9M | -3,976 |
| 2013 | -$425.3M | -8,230 |
| 2014 | -$256.8M | -7,775 |
| 2015 | -$99.8M | -2,138 |
| 2016 | -$278.7M | -5,413 |
| 2017 | -$606.9M | -15,574 |
| 2018 | -$321.4M | -8,907 |
| 2019 | -$290.1M | -7,504 |
| 2020 | -$282.5M | -6,865 |
| 2021 | -$221.7M | -4,060 |
| 2022 | -$308.2M | -4,864 |
| 2023 | -$211.2M | -3,992 |
Counties in Alaska (30)
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Anchorage Municipality
- Bethel Census Area
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Chugach Census Area
- Copper River Census Area
- Denali Borough
- Dillingham Census Area
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Haines Borough
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Juneau City and Borough
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Nome Census Area
- North Slope Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Petersburg Borough
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Sitka City and Borough
- Skagway Municipality
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Wrangell City and Borough
- Yakutat City and Borough
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.