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Norfolk city, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Norfolk city, VA saw a net loss of 563 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,325 individuals. On net, the area lost $75.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Virginia Beach city; the largest outflow went to Virginia Beach city. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$75.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-563
tax returns
Net people
-2,325
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$618.1M
Moved out$693.7M
Net -$75.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Virginia Beach city, VA2,544$147.9M
  2. 2Chesapeake city, VA1,059$44.2M
  3. 3Portsmouth city, VA505$18.5M
  4. 4Hampton city, VA349$13.7M
  5. 5Newport News city, VA280$10.8M
  6. 6Suffolk city, VA229$11.2M
  7. 7San Diego County, CA217$13.7M
  8. 8Escambia County, FL131$7.3M
  9. 9Fairfax County, VA123$9.6M
  10. 10Duval County, FL117$5.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Virginia Beach city, VA2,578$141.8M
  2. 2Chesapeake city, VA1,234$61.5M
  3. 3Portsmouth city, VA581$22.4M
  4. 4Hampton city, VA395$16.6M
  5. 5Suffolk city, VA321$18.8M
  6. 6Newport News city, VA286$10.6M
  7. 7San Diego County, CA257$15.9M
  8. 8Duval County, FL159$7.8M
  9. 9Richmond city, VA142$6.4M
  10. 10Fairfax County, VA134$9.7M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.2B (-39,753 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$25.0M-1,923
2013-$53.1M-4,240
2014-$61.6M-3,118
2015-$60.3M-1,162
2016-$90.1M-4,093
2017-$157.3M-7,243
2018-$50.2M-2,729
2019-$68.6M-2,572
2020-$71.4M-3,531
2021-$105.4M-3,498
2022-$346.9M-3,319
2023-$75.6M-2,325

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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.