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Chesterfield County, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Chesterfield County, VA saw a net gain of 575 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,913 individuals. On net, the area gained $105.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Richmond city; the largest outflow went to Richmond city. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$105.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
+575
tax returns
Net people
+1,913
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$903.0M
Moved out$797.6M
Net +$105.4M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Richmond city, VA2,452$145.6M
  2. 2Henrico County, VA1,870$142.0M
  3. 3Petersburg city, VA356$15.6M
  4. 4Fairfax County, VA247$30.8M
  5. 5Colonial Heights city, VA241$15.0M
  6. 6Hanover County, VA217$15.6M
  7. 7Powhatan County, VA213$24.9M
  8. 8Prince George County, VA187$10.2M
  9. 9Hopewell city, VA159$7.2M
  10. 10Dinwiddie County, VA136$6.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Richmond city, VA2,108$103.1M
  2. 2Henrico County, VA1,389$96.8M
  3. 3Petersburg city, VA399$16.2M
  4. 4Powhatan County, VA365$33.7M
  5. 5Hanover County, VA295$25.8M
  6. 6Colonial Heights city, VA255$12.6M
  7. 7Prince George County, VA223$14.8M
  8. 8Hopewell city, VA218$8.9M
  9. 9Dinwiddie County, VA201$10.7M
  10. 10Amelia County, VA162$11.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$862.4M (+37,486 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$9.3M+880
2013+$36.8M+2,720
2014+$14.0M+2,069
2015-$4.5M+489
2016+$17.0M+2,642
2017+$73.2M+5,328
2018+$46.9M+3,008
2019+$104.4M+3,952
2020+$83.8M+4,526
2021+$150.5M+4,838
2022+$225.6M+5,121
2023+$105.4M+1,913

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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.