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Stafford County, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Stafford County, VA saw a net gain of 206 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,391 individuals. On net, the area lost $14.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Prince William County; the largest outflow went to Spotsylvania County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$14.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
+206
tax returns
Net people
+1,391
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$487.3M
Moved out$501.4M
Net -$14.1M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Prince William County, VA1,370$105.1M
  2. 2Fairfax County, VA654$55.0M
  3. 3Spotsylvania County, VA525$31.5M
  4. 4Fredericksburg city, VA303$19.7M
  5. 5Alexandria city, VA120$10.7M
  6. 6San Diego County, CA101$8.0M
  7. 7Prince George's County, MD99$5.7M
  8. 8Loudoun County, VA98$8.8M
  9. 9Onslow County, NC84$6.3M
  10. 10Caroline County, VA77$4.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Spotsylvania County, VA837$58.5M
  2. 2Prince William County, VA582$37.1M
  3. 3Fredericksburg city, VA384$23.0M
  4. 4Fairfax County, VA338$24.7M
  5. 5Caroline County, VA159$10.7M
  6. 6King George County, VA117$8.9M
  7. 7Orange County, VA97$9.4M
  8. 8Alexandria city, VA92$7.1M
  9. 9Richmond city, VA88$4.9M
  10. 10Onslow County, NC83$7.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$89.7M (+23,377 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$14.5M+1,563
2013-$5.5M+1,272
2014+$17.9M+1,222
2015+$17.2M+1,145
2016+$20.9M+1,885
2017+$23.5M+3,074
2018+$7.5M+2,215
2019+$31.9M+2,468
2020+$25.5M+3,173
2021+$12.9M+2,075
2022-$33.5M+1,894
2023-$14.1M+1,391

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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.