Kansas migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 70,469 people moved into Kansas and 74,517 moved out, a net of −4,048. Drag the year slider to watch the trend, hover any state to see the corridor, or click through to explore it.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest corridors: Missouri leads both directions, with 16,927 people in and 19,555 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −4,114 in 2020–21 to −4,048 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
2,977,220
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
2,977,220
highest in the series shown (since 1910)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 519 people to domestic migration. International migration (+7,440) and births minus deaths (+4,951) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 2,977,220 is the highest on record, in data going back to 1910.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$361M
▼ $2.6B arrived · $2.9B left
Avg household income · movers
$65k in · $68k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 5%
Kansas wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into Kansas in 2022–23 reported $2.6B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $2.9B with them, a net loss of $361M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $65k of income, vs $68k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 5%.
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About the data
Migration figures come from the official IRS state-to-state files (exemptions ≈ people). Population figures are Census Bureau estimates, and the peak checks every census back to 1910. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported in the same IRS files. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details, caveats, and a suggested citation on the methodology page.
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