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Virginia Beach city, VA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Virginia Beach city, VA saw a net loss of 873 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,246 individuals. On net, the area lost $79.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Norfolk city; the largest outflow went to Norfolk city. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$79.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
-873
tax returns
Net people
-2,246
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.1B
Moved out$1.2B
Net -$79.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Norfolk city, VA2,578$141.8M
  2. 2Chesapeake city, VA1,928$118.1M
  3. 3San Diego County, CA440$31.4M
  4. 4Portsmouth city, VA424$18.4M
  5. 5Hampton city, VA336$14.8M
  6. 6Newport News city, VA293$14.3M
  7. 7Suffolk city, VA284$17.0M
  8. 8Fairfax County, VA223$34.5M
  9. 9Duval County, FL161$9.0M
  10. 10Honolulu County, HI135$10.9M

Where movers went

  1. 1Norfolk city, VA2,544$147.9M
  2. 2Chesapeake city, VA2,342$149.2M
  3. 3Suffolk city, VA483$31.0M
  4. 4Portsmouth city, VA459$19.9M
  5. 5San Diego County, CA365$21.7M
  6. 6Hampton city, VA328$16.3M
  7. 7Newport News city, VA261$13.0M
  8. 8Fairfax County, VA241$21.6M
  9. 9Duval County, FL229$14.6M
  10. 10Currituck County, NC194$17.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$773.9M (-29,231 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$21.0M-2,106
2013-$182.6M-1,965
2014+$15.4M-1,533
2015+$105.6M+1,716
2016-$110.0M-2,908
2017-$159.3M-7,131
2018-$80.0M-2,325
2019-$53.0M-1,420
2020+$10.3M-1,833
2021-$64.4M-3,557
2022-$155.3M-3,923
2023-$79.5M-2,246

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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.