Psst… on a percentage basis, more Nevadans move to California than the other way around

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 851

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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More than 53,200 people moved from California to Nevada in 2024, according to Census Bureau state-to-state migration statistics released this week.

That must be because California has high taxes, while Nevada doesn’t even have a personal or business income tax, right? Nevada officials have been saying that for years.

In fact, not all that long ago, before former Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval truly baptized the state in the religion of just cold giving money …

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