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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

+1.4 net people per 1,000 residents (population 6,196,156)

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 $)
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. 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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