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Home/Kansas Kansas State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 90 10% below the U.S. average Median home value $203,400 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +46.2% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,029 national $1,348 Homeownership 67% national 65% Unemployment 2.9% national 3.6% Household income $72,639 national $78,538 Median age 37.2 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. The median home is valued at $203,400 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 46% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,029 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.9% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $72,639. 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, Kansas saw a net loss of 3,377 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,059 individuals. Against a population of about 2,940,546, that is a net outflow of about 1.4 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $368.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 10,597 households, came from Missouri; the largest outflow, about 12,138 households, went to Missouri. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 4,852 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) $368.6M nominal dollars Net households 3,377 tax returns Net people 4,059 exemptions 1.4 net people per 1,000 residents (population 2,940,546) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$2.6B Moved out$3B Net -$368.6M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Kansas 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 1Missouri10,597$691M2Texas3,876$253.8M3Colorado2,355$150M4Oklahoma2,280$121.8M5California2,251$151.5M6Florida1,848$120.7M7Nebraska1,267$76.5M8Arizona1,036$72.7M9Illinois989$75.1M10Georgia794$47.3M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Missouri12,138$837.3M2Texas4,667$321M3Oklahoma2,651$148.9M4Colorado2,283$149.7M5Florida2,142$212.5M6California1,711$114.9M7Nebraska1,161$63.8M8Illinois1,022$67M9Arizona1,020$83.3M10Georgia911$63.4M 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. Missouri 10,597 12,138 -1,541 -$146.3M Texas 3,876 4,667 -791 -$67.2M Oklahoma 2,280 2,651 -371 -$27.1M Colorado 2,355 2,283 +72 +$282K Florida 1,848 2,142 -294 -$91.8M California 2,251 1,711 +540 +$36.6M Nebraska 1,267 1,161 +106 +$12.7M Arizona 1,036 1,020 +16 -$10.6M Illinois 989 1,022 -33 +$8.2M Georgia 794 911 -117 -$16.1M Washington 778 899 -121 -$3.7M North Carolina 703 897 -194 -$21.2M 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: -$4.7B (-106,911 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 -$285.9M -7,318 2013 -$225.1M -9,795 2014 -$174.2M -11,077 2015 -$492.7M -4,961 2016 -$408.6M -15,416 2017 -$660.6M -19,151 2018 -$535.5M -9,849 2019 -$389.5M -10,441 2020 -$288.4M -6,221 2021 -$227.7M -3,771 2022 -$606.3M -4,852 2023 -$368.6M -4,059 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 4,059 more people left Kansas than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $368.6M in income (nominal) — in a state of 2,949,749 people. Population 2,949,749 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate 1.4 net people per 1,000 residents A Town Of 10,000 Would Net About -14 People. Net income per resident −$125 nominal dollars ≈ -$368.6M total across 2,949,749 residents. The rate lets you compare Kansas 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 +34,681 Deaths 30,221 Net domestic migration 5,284 Net international migration +12,815 Total change +11,715 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 Kansas run about 10% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $111 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 $63,513 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 9% below the U.S. average Price level 89.9 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 10.1% lower than average What that income buys $70,642 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 1% above 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 & rents68.6 Goods96.5 Utilities90.8 Other services93.0 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 Kansas American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 37.2 years Median household income $72,639 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 8% below the U.S. median College degree 35% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 11.5% residents below the poverty line Average commute 20 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 89% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 73%Hispanic 13%Black 5%Asian 3%Other 5% 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 $203,400 owner-occupied homes 33% below the U.S. median Median rent $1,029 gross rent per month 24% below the U.S. median Homeownership 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +7.4% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +46% 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 9,504new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 52%Multifamily 48% 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 2.9% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 1,527,042 1,483,017 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 3.7% May 2026 ▲ 0.1 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 Kansas 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 +38 In 3,601Out 3,563+$358K AGI $10k–$25k 400 In 7,953Out 8,353-$7.7M AGI $25k–$50k 1,357 In 11,569Out 12,926-$50.5M AGI $50k–$75k 715 In 6,369Out 7,084-$43.3M AGI $75k–$100k 372 In 3,696Out 4,068-$31.6M AGI $100k–$200k 301 In 4,982Out 5,283-$40M AGI $200k+ 249 In 1,787Out 2,036-$194.9M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Kansas ranks #32 of 51 states for net household migration (-249). 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 Kansas ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Kansas and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $145.2B Ships to other states +38% since 2017 $99.9B Receives from states +15% since 2017 +$45.3B Net balance Top goods shipped out Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations $33.8B Fuel oils $25.2B Mixed freight $18.3B Cereal grains (includes seed) $14.0B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $13.7B Machinery $11.7B Top goods received Mixed freight $16.5B Fuel oils $15.5B Machinery $10.4B Cereal grains (includes seed) $9.3B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $8.5B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $7.3B 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 Kansas ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Missouri $30.7B $16.4B +$14.3B $47.1B Texas $13.6B $9.3B +$4.2B $22.9B Oklahoma $10.0B $7.3B +$2.8B $17.3B California $9.6B $5.2B +$4.4B $14.8B Illinois $6.8B $6.1B +$715M $12.9B Iowa $4.2B $5.5B -$1.3B $9.8B Nebraska $5.6B $3.7B +$1.9B $9.3B Wisconsin $2.9B $4.9B -$2.0B $7.7B 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 Kansas 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 Kansas collects in taxes Total state taxes $13.1B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $4,454 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$4.5B 34% General sales & gross receipts$4.4B 33% Corporation net income tax$1.6B 12% Property taxes$881.7M 7% Insurance premium sales tax$503.1M 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 Kansas 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 544,853 758,802 23,936 R +16.1 1,327,591 2020 570,323 771,406 30,574 R +14.7 1,372,303 2016 427,005 671,018 86,380 R +20.6 1,184,403 2012 439,908 689,809 26,537 R +21.6 1,156,254 2008 514,765 699,655 21,452 R +15.0 1,235,872 2004 434,993 736,456 16,307 R +25.4 1,187,756 2000 399,276 622,332 50,608 R +20.8 1,072,216 1996 387,659 583,245 103,396 R +18.2 1,074,300 1992 390,434 449,951 316,851 R +5.1 1,157,236 1988 422,636 554,049 16,359 R +13.2 993,044 1984 333,149 677,296 11,546 R +33.7 1,021,991 1980 326,150 566,812 86,833 R +24.6 979,795 1976 430,421 502,752 24,672 R +7.6 957,845 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2022 Jerry Moran 372,214 602,976 29,766 R +23.0 2020 Roger Marshall 571,530 727,962 68,263 R +11.4 2016 Jerry Moran 379,740 732,376 65,760 R +29.9 2014 Pat Roberts — 460,350 405,841 — 2010 Jerry Moran 220,971 587,175 29,546 R +43.7 2008 Pat Roberts 441,399 727,121 42,170 R +23.6 2004 Sam Brownback 310,337 780,863 37,822 R +41.7 2002 Pat Roberts — 641,075 135,775 — U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 1 R 3 2022 D 1 R 3 2020 D 1 R 3 2018 D 1 R 3 2016 D 0 R 4 2014 D 0 R 4 2012 D 0 R 4 2010 D 0 R 4 2008 D 1 R 3 2006 D 2 R 2 2004 D 1 R 3 2002 D 1 R 3 2000 D 1 R 3 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 Kansas (105) Allen CountyAnderson CountyAtchison CountyBarber CountyBarton CountyBourbon CountyBrown CountyButler CountyChase CountyChautauqua CountyCherokee CountyCheyenne CountyClark CountyClay CountyCloud CountyCoffey CountyComanche CountyCowley CountyCrawford CountyDecatur CountyDickinson CountyDoniphan CountyDouglas CountyEdwards CountyElk CountyEllis CountyEllsworth CountyFinney CountyFord CountyFranklin CountyGeary CountyGove CountyGraham CountyGrant CountyGray CountyGreeley CountyGreenwood CountyHamilton CountyHarper CountyHarvey CountyHaskell CountyHodgeman CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJewell CountyJohnson CountyKearny CountyKingman CountyKiowa CountyLabette CountyLane CountyLeavenworth CountyLincoln CountyLinn CountyLogan CountyLyon CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMcPherson CountyMeade CountyMiami CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMorris CountyMorton CountyNemaha CountyNeosho CountyNess CountyNorton CountyOsage CountyOsborne CountyOttawa CountyPawnee CountyPhillips CountyPottawatomie CountyPratt CountyRawlins CountyReno CountyRepublic CountyRice CountyRiley CountyRooks CountyRush CountyRussell CountySaline CountyScott CountySedgwick CountySeward CountyShawnee CountySheridan CountySherman CountySmith CountyStafford CountyStanton CountyStevens CountySumner CountyThomas CountyTrego CountyWabaunsee CountyWallace CountyWashington CountyWichita CountyWilson CountyWoodson CountyWyandotte County Get the next update for Kansas The IRS releases new migration data once a year. 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