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District of Columbia

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, District of Columbia saw a net gain of 1,366 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,043 individuals. On net, the area lost $864.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Maryland; the largest outflow went to Maryland. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$864.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,366
tax returns
Net people
-3,043
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.9B
Moved out$3.8B
Net -$864.1M (nominal)

District of Columbia 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. 1Maryland7,688$573.4M
  2. 2Virginia5,130$529.6M
  3. 3New York2,410$270.5M
  4. 4California2,037$207.4M
  5. 5Florida1,521$129.7M
  6. 6Pennsylvania1,297$96.5M
  7. 7Massachusetts1,236$117.3M
  8. 8Texas1,180$99.7M
  9. 9North Carolina1,061$80.5M
  10. 10New Jersey931$74.2M

Top destination states

  1. 1Maryland9,213$936.2M
  2. 2Virginia6,502$872.8M
  3. 3New York2,586$293.5M
  4. 4California1,789$217.3M
  5. 5Florida1,200$213.0M
  6. 6Texas941$113.3M
  7. 7Pennsylvania919$97.8M
  8. 8North Carolina827$87.2M
  9. 9Massachusetts818$109.1M
  10. 10Illinois636$65.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$9.3B (-84,720 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$343.5M-2,264
2013-$718.0M-3,389
2014-$482.5M-4,355
2015-$114.7M-909
2016-$499.7M-5,287
2017-$894.1M-12,959
2018-$595.9M-6,770
2019-$615.8M-6,690
2020-$1.4B-15,373
2021-$1.6B-15,466
2022-$1.2B-8,215
2023-$864.1M-3,043

Counties in District of Columbia (1)

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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.