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Home/Utah Utah State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 96 4% below the U.S. average Median home value $455,000 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +63.1% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,405 national $1,348 Homeownership 71% national 65% Unemployment 2.7% national 3.6% Household income $91,750 national $78,538 Median age 31.7 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. The median home is valued at $455,000 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 63% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,405 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.7% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $91,750. 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, Utah saw a net gain of 3,021 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,039 individuals. Against a population of about 3,417,734, that is a net inflow of about 0.3 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $460.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 7,916 households, came from California; the largest outflow, about 4,787 households, went to California. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 168 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) +$460.2M nominal dollars Net households +3,021 tax returns Net people +1,039 exemptions +0.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 3,417,734) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$3.7B Moved out$3.3B Net +$460.2M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Utah 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 1California7,916$813.2M2Idaho3,531$186.5M3Texas3,308$266M4Arizona3,239$208.6M5Nevada2,790$190.7M6Colorado2,489$205.3M7Washington2,147$192.3M8Florida1,995$167.6M9Oregon1,287$97.1M10Wyoming958$61.1M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1California4,787$363.9M2Texas3,597$291.4M3Arizona3,210$245.9M4Idaho3,137$201.6M5Nevada2,473$203.3M6Washington2,362$177M7Colorado2,240$156.9M8Florida2,210$203.5M9Oregon1,491$103.7M10North Carolina1,109$79.8M 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 7,916 4,787 +3,129 +$449.2M Texas 3,308 3,597 -289 -$25.4M Idaho 3,531 3,137 +394 -$15.1M Arizona 3,239 3,210 +29 -$37.3M Nevada 2,790 2,473 +317 -$12.6M Colorado 2,489 2,240 +249 +$48.4M Washington 2,147 2,362 -215 +$15.3M Florida 1,995 2,210 -215 -$35.9M Oregon 1,287 1,491 -204 -$6.6M North Carolina 829 1,109 -280 -$14.1M New York 914 964 -50 +$8.8M Wyoming 958 820 +138 +$9.7M 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: +$7.7B (+61,034 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 +$135.8M -4,137 2013 +$228.5M -1,422 2014 +$205.4M -2,730 2015 +$85.9M +1,399 2016 +$602.7M +10,216 2017 +$688.4M +12,206 2018 +$637M +7,583 2019 +$692M +6,330 2020 +$1.3B +17,309 2021 +$1.6B +13,073 2022 +$1.1B +168 2023 +$460.2M +1,039 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 1,039 more people moved into Utah than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $460.2M in income (nominal) — in a state of 3,449,259 people. Population 3,449,259 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate +0.3 net people per 1,000 residents A town of 10,000 would net about +3 people. Net income per resident +$133 nominal dollars ≈ +$460.2M total across 3,449,259 residents. The rate lets you compare Utah 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 +45,440 Deaths 21,147 Net domestic migration +547 Net international migration +30,456 Total change +55,331 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 Utah run about 4% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $104 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 $64,544 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 8% below the U.S. average Price level 95.7 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 4.3% lower than average What that income buys $67,433 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 4% 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 & rents106.2 Goods94.7 Utilities73.0 Other services94.5 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 Utah American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 31.7 years Median household income $91,750 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 17% above the U.S. median College degree 37% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 8.6% residents below the poverty line Average commute 22 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 93% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 76%Hispanic 15%Black 1%Asian 2%Other 6% 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 $455,000 owner-occupied homes 50% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,405 gross rent per month 4% above the U.S. median Homeownership 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +0.6% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +63% 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 25,361new 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 2.7% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 1,797,645 1,748,673 employed Disaster declarations 1 major federal, 2023 most common: Flood 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 3.4% May 2026 ▬ 0.0 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 Utah 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 +1,468 In 4,838Out 3,370+$8M AGI $10k–$25k +1,484 In 9,459Out 7,975+$24M AGI $25k–$50k +773 In 12,090Out 11,317+$25M AGI $50k–$75k 417 In 6,557Out 6,974-$27.4M AGI $75k–$100k 376 In 3,995Out 4,371-$32.8M AGI $100k–$200k 467 In 5,954Out 6,421-$61.6M AGI $200k+ +576 In 3,097Out 2,521+$525.5M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Utah ranks #16 of 51 states for net household migration (+576). 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 Utah ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Utah and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $149.6B Ships to other states +85% since 2017 $83.2B Receives from states +10% since 2017 +$66.5B Net balance Top goods shipped out Pharmaceutical products $15.2B Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel $14.4B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $12.7B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $11.9B Precision instruments and apparatus $11.0B Miscellaneous manufactured products $9.9B Top goods received Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $13.0B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $10.6B Pharmaceutical products $9.2B Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils $8.6B Miscellaneous manufactured products $6.7B Machinery $6.5B 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 Utah ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total California $35.5B $17.9B +$17.5B $53.4B Idaho $20.8B $4.4B +$16.3B $25.2B Texas $9.0B $5.6B +$3.3B $14.6B Colorado $8.4B $6.0B +$2.4B $14.4B Nevada $12.3B — — $12.3B Arizona $6.7B $3.2B +$3.5B $9.9B Montana $8.9B $389M +$8.5B $9.3B Washington $4.6B $3.1B +$1.5B $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 Utah 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 Utah collects in taxes Total state taxes $13.5B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $3,910 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$5.9B 44% General sales & gross receipts$4.6B 34% Corporation net income tax$1.4B 11% Motor fuels sales tax$614.3M 5% Motor vehicle license$270.7M 2% 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 Utah 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 562,566 883,818 42,110 R +21.6 1,488,494 2020 560,282 865,139 69,933 R +20.4 1,495,354 2016 310,676 515,231 305,523 R +18.1 1,131,430 2012 251,813 740,600 25,027 R +48.0 1,017,440 2008 327,670 596,030 28,670 R +28.2 952,370 2004 241,199 663,742 22,903 R +45.5 927,844 2000 203,053 515,096 52,605 R +40.5 770,754 1996 221,633 361,911 82,085 R +21.1 665,629 1992 183,429 322,632 237,937 R +18.7 743,998 1988 207,343 428,442 11,223 R +34.2 647,008 1984 155,369 469,105 5,182 R +49.8 629,656 1980 124,266 439,687 40,199 R +52.2 604,152 1976 182,110 337,908 21,200 R +28.8 541,218 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024 John Curtis 464,515 914,700 84,294 R +30.8 2022 Mike Lee — 571,974 504,087 — 2018 Mitt Romney 328,541 665,215 69,089 R +31.7 2016 Mike Lee 301,858 760,220 53,505 R +41.1 2012 Orrin G. Hatch 301,873 657,608 47,419 R +35.3 2010 Mike Lee 191,732 360,403 33,095 R +28.8 2006 Orrin G. Hatch 177,459 356,238 37,555 R +31.3 2004 Robert F. Bennett 258,955 626,640 17,289 R +40.3 2000 Orrin G. Hatch 242,569 504,803 22,332 R +34.1 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 0 R 4 2022 D 0 R 4 2020 D 0 R 4 2018 D 1 R 3 2016 D 0 R 4 2014 D 0 R 4 2012 D 1 R 3 2010 D 1 R 2 2008 D 1 R 2 2006 D 1 R 2 2004 D 1 R 2 2002 D 1 R 2 2000 D 1 R 2 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 Utah (29) Beaver CountyBox Elder CountyCache CountyCarbon CountyDaggett CountyDavis CountyDuchesne CountyEmery CountyGarfield CountyGrand CountyIron CountyJuab CountyKane CountyMillard CountyMorgan CountyPiute CountyRich CountySalt Lake CountySan Juan CountySanpete CountySevier CountySummit CountyTooele CountyUintah CountyUtah CountyWasatch CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWeber County Get the next update for Utah 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