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Arlington County, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Arlington County, VA saw a net gain of 300 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,811 individuals. On net, the area lost $512.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Fairfax County; the largest outflow went to Fairfax County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$512.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
+300
tax returns
Net people
-1,811
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.7B
Moved out$2.3B
Net -$512.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Fairfax County, VA2,724$262.4M
  2. 2District of Columbia, DC2,000$262.7M
  3. 3Alexandria city, VA1,130$102.6M
  4. 4Montgomery County, MD754$64.8M
  5. 5Loudoun County, VA426$39.8M
  6. 6Prince William County, VA415$28.0M
  7. 7Prince George's County, MD339$21.8M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA167$16.5M
  9. 9New York County, NY166$26.9M
  10. 10Cook County, IL146$13.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Fairfax County, VA3,648$473.9M
  2. 2District of Columbia, DC1,789$199.0M
  3. 3Alexandria city, VA1,572$174.7M
  4. 4Montgomery County, MD625$99.0M
  5. 5Loudoun County, VA521$73.4M
  6. 6Prince William County, VA442$37.6M
  7. 7Prince George's County, MD378$31.0M
  8. 8New York County, NY234$25.6M
  9. 9Los Angeles County, CA167$23.7M
  10. 10Cook County, IL166$20.4M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$6.7B (-57,820 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$205.3M-2,797
2013-$449.3M-4,614
2014-$399.4M-5,072
2015-$235.1M-886
2016-$430.7M-4,701
2017-$755.4M-9,096
2018-$606.0M-4,627
2019-$593.5M-4,249
2020-$785.7M-8,016
2021-$845.4M-7,096
2022-$875.9M-4,855
2023-$512.9M-1,811

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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.