Arkansas
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 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
+3.7 net people per 1,000 residents (population 3,067,732)
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 $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
Top origin states
- 1Texas7,451$498.9M
- 2Missouri3,265$175.3M
- 3Oklahoma2,953$133.7M
- 4California2,736$188.5M
- 5Tennessee1,960$117.7M
- 6Florida1,933$116.3M
- 7Louisiana1,423$78.5M
- 8Colorado1,100$83.0M
- 9Illinois1,059$80.8M
- 10Mississippi1,033$51.9M
Top destination states
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$1.4B (+53,299 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net 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)
- Arkansas County
- Ashley County
- Baxter County
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chicot County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Cleveland County
- Columbia County
- Conway County
- Craighead County
- Crawford County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Dallas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Faulkner County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Little River County
- Logan County
- Lonoke County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miller County
- Mississippi County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Newton County
- Ouachita County
- Perry County
- Phillips County
- Pike County
- Poinsett County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Scott County
- Searcy County
- Sebastian County
- Sevier County
- Sharp County
- St. Francis County
- Stone County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Yell County
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