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Delaware

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Delaware saw a net gain of 4,013 tax-filing households and a net gain of 7,734 individuals. On net, the area gained $562.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Pennsylvania; the largest outflow went to Pennsylvania. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$562.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+4,013
tax returns
Net people
+7,734
exemptions

+7.5 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,031,890)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.9B
Moved out$1.3B
Net +$562.0M (nominal)

Delaware counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Top origin states

  1. 1Pennsylvania5,744$496.9M
  2. 2Maryland3,847$366.5M
  3. 3New Jersey2,434$246.8M
  4. 4New York1,874$166.3M
  5. 5Florida1,141$84.3M
  6. 6Virginia1,084$111.5M
  7. 7California532$53.7M
  8. 8Texas511$43.1M
  9. 9North Carolina501$35.1M
  10. 10Georgia334$19.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Pennsylvania3,885$294.8M
  2. 2Maryland2,955$193.9M
  3. 3Florida1,546$169.5M
  4. 4New Jersey1,241$93.0M
  5. 5New York914$64.8M
  6. 6Virginia854$67.5M
  7. 7North Carolina710$51.8M
  8. 8Texas686$53.8M
  9. 9California475$46.3M
  10. 10Georgia408$23.9M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$3.9B (+71,356 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$47.7M+1,682
2013+$100.5M+4,584
2014+$63.2M+1,634
2015+$146.1M+2,230
2016+$130.0M+3,088
2017+$345.8M+7,133
2018+$330.7M+6,975
2019+$346.6M+6,378
2020+$751.2M+9,827
2021+$535.6M+10,652
2022+$614.3M+9,439
2023+$562.0M+7,734

Counties in Delaware (3)

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