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Missouri

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Missouri saw a net gain of 2,540 tax-filing households and a net gain of 8,730 individuals. On net, the area lost $234.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Kansas; the largest outflow went to Kansas. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$234.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
+2,540
tax returns
Net people
+8,730
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$4.8B
Moved out$5.1B
Net -$234.9M (nominal)

Missouri 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. 1Kansas12,138$837.3M
  2. 2Illinois8,668$552.0M
  3. 3Texas5,785$387.5M
  4. 4California4,443$323.8M
  5. 5Florida4,238$317.6M
  6. 6Arkansas3,143$153.1M
  7. 7Colorado2,677$194.5M
  8. 8Iowa2,029$122.4M
  9. 9Oklahoma1,938$95.8M
  10. 10Arizona1,812$122.3M

Top destination states

  1. 1Kansas10,597$691.0M
  2. 2Illinois7,622$475.5M
  3. 3Texas6,709$478.6M
  4. 4Florida5,034$592.6M
  5. 5Arkansas3,265$175.3M
  6. 6California3,246$250.2M
  7. 7Colorado2,523$202.5M
  8. 8Oklahoma1,826$97.4M
  9. 9Tennessee1,782$130.0M
  10. 10Arizona1,738$134.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$4.0B (+8,151 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$527.0M-7,727
2013-$64.0M-3,131
2014-$309.0M-7,415
2015-$232.5M-5,472
2016-$644.4M-4,838
2017-$334.6M-422
2018-$314.3M-972
2019-$393.6M+481
2020-$190.1M+9,071
2021-$213.4M+10,842
2022-$577.3M+9,004
2023-$234.9M+8,730

Counties in Missouri (115)

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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.