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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

+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.
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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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