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Delaware

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Delaware saw a net gain of 4,013 tax-filing households and a net gain of 7,734 individuals. On net, the area gained $562.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Pennsylvania; the largest outflow went to Pennsylvania. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$562.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+4,013
tax returns
Net people
+7,734
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.9B
Moved out$1.3B
Net +$562.0M (nominal)

Delaware counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Pennsylvania5,744$496.9M
  2. 2Maryland3,847$366.5M
  3. 3New Jersey2,434$246.8M
  4. 4New York1,874$166.3M
  5. 5Florida1,141$84.3M
  6. 6Virginia1,084$111.5M
  7. 7California532$53.7M
  8. 8Texas511$43.1M
  9. 9North Carolina501$35.1M
  10. 10Georgia334$19.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Pennsylvania3,885$294.8M
  2. 2Maryland2,955$193.9M
  3. 3Florida1,546$169.5M
  4. 4New Jersey1,241$93.0M
  5. 5New York914$64.8M
  6. 6Virginia854$67.5M
  7. 7North Carolina710$51.8M
  8. 8Texas686$53.8M
  9. 9California475$46.3M
  10. 10Georgia408$23.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$3.9B (+71,356 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$47.7M+1,682
2013+$100.5M+4,584
2014+$63.2M+1,634
2015+$146.1M+2,230
2016+$130.0M+3,088
2017+$345.8M+7,133
2018+$330.7M+6,975
2019+$346.6M+6,378
2020+$751.2M+9,827
2021+$535.6M+10,652
2022+$614.3M+9,439
2023+$562.0M+7,734

Counties in Delaware (3)

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.