Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years

Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years

New IRS domestic migration data for the State of Kansas demonstrates something the late Milton Friedman said: “If you ever want to know what people prefer, the surest sign is how they vote with their feet.” Kansas had a net loss of $361 million in adjusted gross income in 2023 from U.S. residents moving in and out of the state, and the loss over the last 30 years is almost $8 billion. To Friedman’s point, Kansas had significant net gains in 2023…