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District of Columbia

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

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, District of Columbia saw a net gain of 1,366 tax-filing households and a net loss of 3,043 individuals. On net, the area lost $864.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Maryland; the largest outflow went to Maryland. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$864.1M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,366
tax returns
Net people
-3,043
exemptions

-4.5 net people per 1,000 residents (population 678,972)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.9B
Moved out$3.8B
Net -$864.1M (nominal)

District of Columbia 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. 1Maryland7,688$573.4M
  2. 2Virginia5,130$529.6M
  3. 3New York2,410$270.5M
  4. 4California2,037$207.4M
  5. 5Florida1,521$129.7M
  6. 6Pennsylvania1,297$96.5M
  7. 7Massachusetts1,236$117.3M
  8. 8Texas1,180$99.7M
  9. 9North Carolina1,061$80.5M
  10. 10New Jersey931$74.2M

Top destination states

  1. 1Maryland9,213$936.2M
  2. 2Virginia6,502$872.8M
  3. 3New York2,586$293.5M
  4. 4California1,789$217.3M
  5. 5Florida1,200$213.0M
  6. 6Texas941$113.3M
  7. 7Pennsylvania919$97.8M
  8. 8North Carolina827$87.2M
  9. 9Massachusetts818$109.1M
  10. 10Illinois636$65.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$9.3B (-84,720 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$343.5M-2,264
2013-$718.0M-3,389
2014-$482.5M-4,355
2015-$114.7M-909
2016-$499.7M-5,287
2017-$894.1M-12,959
2018-$595.9M-6,770
2019-$615.8M-6,690
2020-$1.4B-15,373
2021-$1.6B-15,466
2022-$1.2B-8,215
2023-$864.1M-3,043

Counties in District of Columbia (1)

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