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Sussex County, DE

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Sussex County, DE saw a net gain of 3,029 tax-filing households and a net gain of 5,662 individuals. On net, the area gained $516.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Wicomico County; the largest outflow went to Wicomico County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$516.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
+3,029
tax returns
Net people
+5,662
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$940.9M
Moved out$424.5M
Net +$516.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Wicomico County, MD357$19.5M
  2. 2Montgomery County, MD263$54.1M
  3. 3Baltimore County, MD242$29.5M
  4. 4Anne Arundel County, MD218$28.4M
  5. 5Worcester County, MD209$16.0M
  6. 6Chester County, PA174$24.3M
  7. 7Montgomery County, PA135$25.6M
  8. 8Delaware County, PA130$13.7M
  9. 9Howard County, MD119$19.6M
  10. 10Fairfax County, VA118$24.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Wicomico County, MD360$15.3M
  2. 2Worcester County, MD137$8.7M
  3. 3Philadelphia County, PA92$6.0M
  4. 4Baltimore County, MD85$8.0M
  5. 5Anne Arundel County, MD79$8.7M
  6. 6Montgomery County, MD78$9.1M
  7. 7Chester County, PA71$6.6M
  8. 8Caroline County, MD58$2.7M
  9. 9Montgomery County, PA54$3.6M
  10. 10Baltimore city, MD52$2.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$4.9B (+61,205 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$117.0M+2,189
2013+$211.1M+3,504
2014+$240.7M+3,105
2015+$143.6M+1,441
2016+$297.0M+4,007
2017+$533.9M+7,715
2018+$378.0M+5,330
2019+$402.5M+4,829
2020+$702.3M+8,365
2021+$718.5M+8,541
2022+$686.0M+6,517
2023+$516.4M+5,662

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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.