How America Moves

Delaware County, PA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Delaware County, PA saw a net loss of 1,527 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,947 individuals. On net, the area lost $63.6M 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)
-$63.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,527
tax returns
Net people
-1,947
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.2B
Moved out$1.3B
Net -$63.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Philadelphia County, PA4,471$330.3M
  2. 2Montgomery County, PA1,224$165.5M
  3. 3Chester County, PA1,187$180.5M
  4. 4New Castle County, DE716$56.7M
  5. 5Bucks County, PA240$22.2M
  6. 6Camden County, NJ162$11.3M
  7. 7Kings County, NY140$13.3M
  8. 8Gloucester County, NJ130$11.6M
  9. 9Queens County, NY105$6.6M
  10. 10Burlington County, NJ103$8.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Philadelphia County, PA3,007$154.9M
  2. 2Chester County, PA1,839$242.8M
  3. 3Montgomery County, PA1,350$130.7M
  4. 4New Castle County, DE1,114$78.9M
  5. 5Bucks County, PA256$21.7M
  6. 6Gloucester County, NJ204$17.9M
  7. 7New York County, NY204$24.8M
  8. 8Camden County, NJ196$14.1M
  9. 9Lancaster County, PA150$12.4M
  10. 10Sussex County, DE130$13.7M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$927.1M (-12,545 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$34.4M-362
2013-$139.6M-1,089
2014-$43.2M-1,764
2015-$19.4M-366
2016-$112.1M-1,823
2017-$78.8M-829
2018+$9.2M+388
2019-$59.0M-514
2020-$33.7M-532
2021-$117.2M-2,410
2022-$235.0M-1,297
2023-$63.6M-1,947

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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.