How America Moves

Chester County, PA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Chester County, PA saw a net loss of 842 tax-filing households and a net loss of 202 individuals. On net, the area lost $106.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Montgomery County; the largest outflow went to Montgomery County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$106.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
-842
tax returns
Net people
-202
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.4B
Moved out$1.5B
Net -$106.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Montgomery County, PA2,166$269.0M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA1,839$242.8M
  3. 3Philadelphia County, PA1,096$131.0M
  4. 4New Castle County, DE647$71.0M
  5. 5Lancaster County, PA594$40.5M
  6. 6Berks County, PA408$28.1M
  7. 7Bucks County, PA326$30.7M
  8. 8Allegheny County, PA112$10.9M
  9. 9Cecil County, MD108$9.8M
  10. 10Camden County, NJ102$10.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Montgomery County, PA2,020$217.2M
  2. 2Delaware County, PA1,187$180.5M
  3. 3Philadelphia County, PA1,032$98.6M
  4. 4Lancaster County, PA767$50.7M
  5. 5New Castle County, DE692$85.5M
  6. 6Berks County, PA534$36.8M
  7. 7New York County, NY222$23.1M
  8. 8Bucks County, PA209$23.9M
  9. 9Sussex County, DE174$24.3M
  10. 10Cecil County, MD141$9.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$464.0M (+17,104 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$136.1M+1,132
2013+$45.1M+1,329
2014-$41.2M+514
2015-$101.7M-503
2016-$163.6M-292
2017+$72.6M+2,013
2018-$29.3M+2,475
2019-$98.3M+1,141
2020-$13.7M+2,877
2021+$33.5M+4,391
2022+$75.4M+2,229
2023-$106.7M-202

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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.