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Arkansas

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arkansas saw a net gain of 5,213 tax-filing households and a net gain of 11,246 individuals. On net, the area gained $445.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Texas; the largest outflow went to Texas. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$445.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
+5,213
tax returns
Net people
+11,246
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.4B
Moved out$1.9B
Net +$445.8M (nominal)

Arkansas counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Texas7,451$498.9M
  2. 2Missouri3,265$175.3M
  3. 3Oklahoma2,953$133.7M
  4. 4California2,736$188.5M
  5. 5Tennessee1,960$117.7M
  6. 6Florida1,933$116.3M
  7. 7Louisiana1,423$78.5M
  8. 8Colorado1,100$83.0M
  9. 9Illinois1,059$80.8M
  10. 10Mississippi1,033$51.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Texas6,498$406.7M
  2. 2Missouri3,143$153.1M
  3. 3Oklahoma2,929$137.9M
  4. 4Tennessee1,839$99.7M
  5. 5Florida1,743$168.4M
  6. 6California1,313$84.4M
  7. 7Louisiana1,063$51.3M
  8. 8Illinois882$49.9M
  9. 9Colorado875$53.1M
  10. 10Georgia824$50.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$1.4B (+53,299 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$93.5M-1,195
2013-$41.1M-1,654
2014-$72.7M-4,489
2015-$81.3M-1,545
2016-$39.5M+1,028
2017+$75.5M+5,110
2018-$18.0M+2,431
2019-$43.9M+2,253
2020+$249.9M+9,763
2021+$539.1M+15,710
2022+$467.7M+14,641
2023+$445.8M+11,246

Counties in Arkansas (75)

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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.