Utah
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 45,863 returns moved to Utah from other states and 42,699 moved the other way, a net gain of 3,164 returns, or 2.4 per 1,000.
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The ten largest flows in each direction between Utah and other states.Utah ranks 21st of 51 (the 50 states and DC) by net migration rate between states. On balance, Utah gains the most returns from California and loses the most to Texas. Another 46,376 returns moved between counties inside Utah, which these state totals leave out. In 2019–20 the balance was +6,810 returns.
The exchange with every state
Sorted from the largest net gain to the largest net loss. States with a flow under 10 returns in either direction are left out.
| State | From there | To there | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7,916 | 4,787 | +3,129 |
| Idaho | 3,531 | 3,137 | +394 |
| Nevada | 2,790 | 2,473 | +317 |
| Colorado | 2,489 | 2,240 | +249 |
| Wyoming | 958 | 820 | +138 |
| Hawaii | 655 | 533 | +122 |
| Massachusetts | 502 | 392 | +110 |
| New Jersey | 369 | 269 | +100 |
| Illinois | 803 | 709 | +94 |
| Pennsylvania | 662 | 587 | +75 |
| Wisconsin | 475 | 406 | +69 |
| Connecticut | 237 | 173 | +64 |
| Alaska | 386 | 324 | +62 |
| Louisiana | 233 | 172 | +61 |
| Maryland | 420 | 360 | +60 |
| New Hampshire | 182 | 123 | +59 |
| North Dakota | 218 | 163 | +55 |
| Michigan | 639 | 588 | +51 |
| Arizona | 3,239 | 3,210 | +29 |
| Minnesota | 516 | 487 | +29 |
| Vermont | 134 | 110 | +24 |
| Ohio | 661 | 640 | +21 |
| Nebraska | 261 | 243 | +18 |
| Delaware | 60 | 46 | +14 |
| Mississippi | 150 | 142 | +8 |
| Rhode Island | 56 | 48 | +8 |
| New Mexico | 535 | 530 | +5 |
| Indiana | 401 | 407 | −6 |
| South Dakota | 179 | 185 | −6 |
| Montana | 656 | 666 | −10 |
| West Virginia | 70 | 84 | −14 |
| Georgia | 778 | 796 | −18 |
| District of Columbia | 82 | 101 | −19 |
| Maine | 129 | 150 | −21 |
| Iowa | 274 | 303 | −29 |
| Kansas | 297 | 328 | −31 |
| New York | 914 | 964 | −50 |
| Virginia | 845 | 897 | −52 |
| Alabama | 276 | 342 | −66 |
| Kentucky | 225 | 296 | −71 |
| Oklahoma | 371 | 453 | −82 |
| Arkansas | 222 | 328 | −106 |
| Missouri | 592 | 723 | −131 |
| Tennessee | 546 | 679 | −133 |
| South Carolina | 363 | 516 | −153 |
| Oregon | 1,287 | 1,491 | −204 |
| Florida | 1,995 | 2,210 | −215 |
| Washington | 2,147 | 2,362 | −215 |
| North Carolina | 829 | 1,109 | −280 |
| Texas | 3,308 | 3,597 | −289 |
Four filing years
Returns arriving from other statesReturns leaving for other states
Net rate per 1,000 returns in the earlier years: +6.1 in 2019–20, +6.0 in 2020–21, +1.6 in 2021–22.
County by county
The 12 highest and 12 lowest net migration rates per 1,000 returns among 26 Utah counties with complete totals. Linked names have a full profile.
- Washington County+19.2
- Tooele County+17.8
- Kane County+14.6
- Utah County+11.2
- Box Elder County+10.4
- Morgan County+10.1
- Iron County+9.8
- Juab County+9.7
- Weber County+7.0
- Wasatch County+6.7
- Garfield County+6.5
- Sevier County+4.9
- Emery County+3.0
- Duchesne County+2.9
- Uintah County+1.4
- Davis County+0.9
- Sanpete County−0.1
- Millard County−2.9
- Cache County−4.2
- Grand County−5.2
- Salt Lake County−5.7
- Summit County−8.1
- San Juan County−12.5
- Beaver County−32.0
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Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-to-state migration files 2019–20 to 2022–23.