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Wisconsin

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Wisconsin saw a net gain of 156 tax-filing households and a net gain of 2,360 individuals. On net, the area lost $108.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Illinois; the largest outflow went to Minnesota. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$108.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
+156
tax returns
Net people
+2,360
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$4.1B
Moved out$4.2B
Net -$108.7M (nominal)

Wisconsin 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. 1Illinois11,331$915.0M
  2. 2Minnesota8,003$630.9M
  3. 3Florida3,779$294.2M
  4. 4California3,143$244.2M
  5. 5Texas2,985$198.0M
  6. 6Michigan2,726$157.7M
  7. 7Arizona1,916$131.9M
  8. 8Colorado1,771$135.1M
  9. 9Iowa1,768$111.1M
  10. 10Indiana1,223$79.7M

Top destination states

  1. 1Minnesota8,321$503.0M
  2. 2Illinois8,111$546.0M
  3. 3Florida5,044$625.4M
  4. 4Texas3,710$276.9M
  5. 5California2,645$218.4M
  6. 6Arizona2,415$183.4M
  7. 7Michigan2,334$148.8M
  8. 8Colorado2,103$160.8M
  9. 9North Carolina1,541$131.1M
  10. 10Iowa1,458$88.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.9B (-34,862 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$410.8M-5,909
2013-$427.1M-6,949
2014-$521.7M-10,449
2015-$549.7M-7,542
2016-$478.3M-7,215
2017-$374.7M+658
2018-$342.6M+555
2019-$244.8M-1,260
2020-$117.1M+634
2021-$61.4M-545
2022-$310.9M+800
2023-$108.7M+2,360

Counties in Wisconsin (72)

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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.