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New Castle County, DE

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Castle County, DE saw a net gain of 192 tax-filing households and a net gain of 511 individuals. On net, the area lost $3.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Philadelphia County; the largest outflow went to Philadelphia County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$3.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
+192
tax returns
Net people
+511
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$939.3M
Moved out$942.8M
Net -$3.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Philadelphia County, PA1,201$80.7M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA1,114$78.9M
  3. 3Chester County, PA692$85.5M
  4. 4Cecil County, MD533$34.6M
  5. 5Montgomery County, PA277$22.2M
  6. 6Kings County, NY206$13.4M
  7. 7Camden County, NJ200$15.1M
  8. 8Gloucester County, NJ159$11.4M
  9. 9Queens County, NY133$9.6M
  10. 10Salem County, NJ123$7.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Philadelphia County, PA881$50.6M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA716$56.7M
  3. 3Chester County, PA647$71.0M
  4. 4Cecil County, MD643$41.5M
  5. 5Montgomery County, PA200$15.4M
  6. 6New York County, NY130$11.8M
  7. 7Camden County, NJ111$7.6M
  8. 8Salem County, NJ107$6.2M
  9. 9Gloucester County, NJ106$6.1M
  10. 10Kings County, NY106$7.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.4B (-2,387 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$187.8M-1,083
2013-$124.0M+452
2014-$189.9M-1,728
2015-$12.8M+26
2016-$177.2M-1,277
2017-$205.5M-1,698
2018-$82.6M+150
2019-$81.0M+169
2020-$9.2M+123
2021-$226.6M+657
2022-$118.3M+1,311
2023-$3.4M+511

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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.