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Home/Arizona Arizona State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 101 1% above the U.S. average Median home value $358,900 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +68.0% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,431 national $1,348 Homeownership 67% national 65% Unemployment 3.7% national 3.6% Household income $76,872 national $78,538 Median age 38.8 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. The median home is valued at $358,900 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 68% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,431 a month. Unemployment averaged 3.7% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $76,872. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arizona saw a net gain of 16,853 tax-filing households and a net gain of 26,663 individuals. Against a population of about 7,431,344, that is a net inflow of about 3.6 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $2.7B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 28,402 households, came from California; the largest outflow, about 16,283 households, went to California. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 36,924 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) +$2.7B nominal dollars Net households +16,853 tax returns Net people +26,663 exemptions +3.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 7,431,344) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$10.8B Moved out$8B Net +$2.7B (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Arizona counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. 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. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1California28,402$2.5B2Texas8,463$711M3Washington8,011$899.2M4Colorado6,012$584.5M5Illinois5,528$624.3M6Florida4,682$384.4M7Nevada4,057$315.6M8Oregon4,007$392M9New Mexico3,435$207.6M10Utah3,210$245.9M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1California16,283$1.2B2Texas9,966$800.3M3Washington5,803$514.4M4Colorado5,683$466.7M5Florida5,096$482.1M6Illinois3,606$256.4M7Nevada3,387$232.8M8Utah3,239$208.6M9Oregon3,130$225M10New Mexico3,006$170.2M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. California 28,402 16,283 +12,119 +$1.3B Texas 8,463 9,966 -1,503 -$89.3M Washington 8,011 5,803 +2,208 +$384.8M Colorado 6,012 5,683 +329 +$117.8M Florida 4,682 5,096 -414 -$97.7M Illinois 5,528 3,606 +1,922 +$367.9M Nevada 4,057 3,387 +670 +$82.8M Oregon 4,007 3,130 +877 +$167M Utah 3,210 3,239 -29 +$37.3M New Mexico 3,435 3,006 +429 +$37.4M New York 2,879 2,528 +351 +$57.8M Minnesota 3,090 2,175 +915 +$242.2M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: +$33.4B (+533,230 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 +$946M +19,829 2013 +$1.5B +16,549 2014 +$1.2B +23,125 2015 +$1.2B +17,142 2016 +$2B +46,941 2017 +$3.8B +75,428 2018 +$3.5B +66,009 2019 +$3.7B +66,714 2020 +$4.8B +80,652 2021 +$4.4B +57,254 2022 +$3.7B +36,924 2023 +$2.7B +26,663 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 26,663 more people moved into Arizona than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $2.7B in income (nominal) — in a state of 7,452,073 people. Population 7,452,073 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate +3.6 net people per 1,000 residents A town of 10,000 would net about +36 people. Net income per resident +$365 nominal dollars ≈ +$2.7B total across 7,452,073 residents. The rate lets you compare Arizona with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +78,678 Deaths 70,826 Net domestic migration +34,804 Net international migration +39,747 Total change +82,008 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Arizona run about 1% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $99 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $63,032 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 10% below the U.S. average Price level 100.7 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 0.7% higher than average What that income buys $62,568 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 11% below the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents108.6 Goods97.9 Utilities83.3 Other services101.2 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Arizona American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 38.8 years Median household income $76,872 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 2% below the U.S. median College degree 33% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 12.8% residents below the poverty line Average commute 25 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 90% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 53%Hispanic 31%Black 4%Asian 3%Other 8% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $358,900 owner-occupied homes 18% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,431 gross rent per month 6% above the U.S. median Homeownership 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +2.1% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +68% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 58,433new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 59%Multifamily 41% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 3.7% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 3,681,896 3,545,673 employed Disaster declarations 1 major federal, 2023 most common: Severe Storm Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 4.7% May 2026 ▲ 0.5 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Arizona minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k +931 In 10,393Out 9,462+$5.4M AGI $10k–$25k +2,973 In 22,869Out 19,896+$51.5M AGI $25k–$50k +3,617 In 30,965Out 27,348+$134M AGI $50k–$75k +2,092 In 18,364Out 16,272+$128.9M AGI $75k–$100k +1,123 In 11,391Out 10,268+$97.4M AGI $100k–$200k +2,730 In 18,074Out 15,344+$398.4M AGI $200k+ +3,119 In 9,464Out 6,345+$1.9B AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Arizona ranks #6 of 51 states for net household migration (+3,119). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Arizona ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Arizona and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $127.5B Ships to other states +43% since 2017 $167.1B Receives from states +48% since 2017 $39.6B Net balance Top goods shipped out Mixed freight $33.4B Pharmaceutical products $32.2B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $31.1B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $25.7B Machinery $16.2B Miscellaneous manufactured products $12.1B Top goods received Mixed freight $30.3B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $26.8B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $22.4B Pharmaceutical products $20.4B Miscellaneous manufactured products $13.4B Machinery $13.2B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Arizona ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total California $31.9B $53.3B -$21.4B $85.3B Texas $19.3B $15.4B +$3.9B $34.7B New Mexico $10.5B $699M +$9.8B $11.2B Illinois $3.7B $6.8B -$3.2B $10.5B Utah $3.2B $6.7B -$3.5B $9.9B Washington $6.3B $3.5B +$2.8B $9.9B Florida $5.7B $4.0B +$1.8B $9.7B Oregon $3.1B $5.0B -$1.9B $8.1B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Arizona and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Arizona collects in taxes Total state taxes $24.7B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $3,315 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) General sales & gross receipts$12.5B 51% Individual income tax$5.2B 21% Corporation net income tax$1.8B 7% Property taxes$1.3B 5% Other selective sales tax$1B 4% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Arizona has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 1,582,860 1,770,242 47,884 R +5.5 3,412,953 2020 1,672,143 1,661,686 51,465 D +0.3 3,385,294 2016 1,161,167 1,252,401 190,709 R +3.5 2,604,277 2012 1,025,232 1,233,654 40,368 R +9.1 2,299,254 2008 1,034,707 1,230,111 28,657 R +8.5 2,293,475 2004 893,524 1,104,294 14,767 R +10.5 2,012,585 2000 685,341 781,652 67,120 R +6.3 1,534,113 1996 653,288 622,073 129,044 D +2.2 1,404,405 1992 543,050 572,086 371,839 R +2.0 1,486,975 1988 454,029 702,541 15,303 R +21.2 1,171,873 1984 333,854 681,416 10,627 R +33.9 1,025,897 1980 246,843 529,688 97,414 R +32.4 873,945 1976 295,602 418,642 28,475 R +16.6 742,719 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024 Ruben Gallego 1,676,335 1,595,761 75,868 D +2.4 2022 Mark Kelly 1,322,027 1,196,328 53,939 D +4.9 2020special Mark Kelly 1,716,634 1,637,908 765 D +2.3 2018 Kyrsten Sinema 1,191,100 1,135,200 57,442 D +2.3 2016 John McCain 1,031,245 1,359,761 138,762 R +13.0 2012 Jeff Flake 1,036,542 1,104,457 102,109 R +3.0 2010 John McCain 592,011 1,005,615 104,700 R +24.2 2006 Jon Kyl 664,141 814,398 48,231 R +9.8 2004 John McCain 404,507 1,505,372 51,798 R +56.1 2000 Jon Kyl — 1,108,196 288,880 — U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 3 R 6 2022 D 3 R 6 2020 D 5 R 4 2018 D 5 R 4 2016 D 4 R 5 2014 D 4 R 5 2012 D 5 R 4 2010 D 3 R 5 2008 D 5 R 3 2006 D 4 R 4 2004 D 2 R 6 2002 D 2 R 6 2000 D 1 R 5 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Arizona (15) Apache CountyCochise CountyCoconino CountyGila CountyGraham CountyGreenlee CountyLa Paz CountyMaricopa CountyMohave CountyNavajo CountyPima CountyPinal CountySanta Cruz CountyYavapai CountyYuma County Get the next update for Arizona The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime. Email address