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Fairfax County, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Fairfax County, VA saw a net loss of 4,809 tax-filing households and a net loss of 9,173 individuals. On net, the area lost $815.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Arlington County; the largest outflow went to Loudoun County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$815.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
-4,809
tax returns
Net people
-9,173
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$4.2B
Moved out$5.0B
Net -$815.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Arlington County, VA3,648$473.9M
  2. 2Alexandria city, VA3,351$335.8M
  3. 3Loudoun County, VA2,814$321.4M
  4. 4Prince William County, VA2,805$213.9M
  5. 5District of Columbia, DC1,662$245.3M
  6. 6Montgomery County, MD1,396$175.1M
  7. 7Prince George's County, MD1,292$84.3M
  8. 8Fairfax city, VA698$62.1M
  9. 9Los Angeles County, CA348$38.9M
  10. 10Stafford County, VA338$24.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Loudoun County, VA4,287$553.4M
  2. 2Prince William County, VA4,212$351.9M
  3. 3Arlington County, VA2,724$262.4M
  4. 4Alexandria city, VA2,536$214.4M
  5. 5District of Columbia, DC1,177$140.0M
  6. 6Prince George's County, MD1,107$75.2M
  7. 7Montgomery County, MD1,040$123.1M
  8. 8Fairfax city, VA843$78.4M
  9. 9Stafford County, VA654$55.0M
  10. 10New York County, NY538$54.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$10.5B (-144,944 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$524.2M-4,157
2013-$857.8M-9,660
2014-$888.3M-18,157
2015-$515.2M-7,296
2016-$991.4M-12,875
2017-$1.2B-19,270
2018-$853.9M-12,144
2019-$727.1M-10,399
2020-$889.7M-14,231
2021-$1.2B-14,735
2022-$1.1B-12,847
2023-$815.1M-9,173

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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.