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Washington

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Washington saw a net gain of 8,282 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,328 individuals. On net, the area lost $549.4M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from California; the largest outflow went to California. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$549.4M
nominal dollars
Net households
+8,282
tax returns
Net people
-2,328
exemptions

-0.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 7,812,880)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$11.3B
Moved out$11.9B
Net -$549.4M (nominal)

Washington 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. 1California24,625$2.7B
  2. 2Oregon15,339$1.4B
  3. 3Texas9,307$859.8M
  4. 4Arizona5,803$514.4M
  5. 5Florida5,333$433.5M
  6. 6Idaho5,146$316.6M
  7. 7Colorado3,935$340.9M
  8. 8New York3,649$394.4M
  9. 9Illinois2,734$281.1M
  10. 10Virginia2,660$255.5M

Top destination states

  1. 1California17,871$2.1B
  2. 2Oregon12,212$888.9M
  3. 3Texas9,863$1.2B
  4. 4Arizona8,011$899.2M
  5. 5Idaho6,151$524.6M
  6. 6Florida5,661$745.4M
  7. 7New York3,513$418.9M
  8. 8Colorado3,480$335.1M
  9. 9Nevada2,580$300.3M
  10. 10Virginia2,575$256.2M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$11.1B (+232,859 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$561.7M+11,504
2013+$1.3B+18,196
2014+$976.3M+27,071
2015+$1.1B+28,619
2016+$2.2B+53,336
2017+$2.8B+58,381
2018+$1.7B+30,054
2019+$1.1B+29,903
2020+$1.3B+9,426
2021+$200.1M-13,436
2022-$1.6B-17,867
2023-$549.4M-2,328

Counties in Washington (39)

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