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Mapping Migration: Where Idahoans Go

Emilie Ritter Saunders
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StateImpact Idaho

As StateImpact Idaho reported this week, Idaho’s population has grown more than 20 percent in the last decade.  But just as new people move to the state, some Idahoans are moving out.

So, where do most Idahoans go?  We downloaded data collected by the Internal Revenue Service from 2009 to 2010 that tracks state-to-state movement based on where tax returns are filed each year.  The data isn’t conclusive, but it does give us clues as to where Idahoans are going.  Click here to continue reading and to see our interactive data map...

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