City of Norfolk, Virginia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 11,882 returns moved into City of Norfolk and 12,445 moved out, a net loss of 563 returns, or 6.5 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Moves in and out together equal 28.1% of Norfolk’s returns, the 4th-highest turnover among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. One county, City of Virginia Beach, supplied 21% of all arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 47% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Virginia, the largest partner in both directions is San Diego County, CA.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
City of Virginia Beach2,5782,544−34
City of Chesapeake1,2341,059−175
City of Portsmouth581505−76
City of Hampton395349−46
City of Newport News286280−6
City of Suffolk321229−92
San Diego, CA257217−40
Duval, FL159117−42
Fairfax County134123−11
City of Richmond14277−65
Escambia, FL65131+66
Honolulu, HI9379−14

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 74 counties sent 20 or more returns each (68% of arrivals from within the US) and 83 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 74% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,913 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Berkeley, SC	85	132	331
Los Angeles, CA	78	103	2,350
Prince William	69	88	140
Harris, TX	68	114	1,205
Lake, IL	64	129	714
Prince George’s, MD	61	99	136
Chesterfield	56	70	80
Kitsap, WA	53	109	2,445
Anne Arundel, MD	52	105	144
Montgomery, MD	51	87	162
Kings, NY	49	83	285
Henrico	49	78	68
District of Columbia	45	54	143
Bexar, TX	44	70	1,384
York	44	55	22
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	43	81	385
Queens, NY	43	68	288
Charleston, SC	42	63	354
Sussex, DE	36	91	131
Clark, NV	36	50	2,137

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Harris, TX	88	153	1,205
District of Columbia	71	98	143
Sussex, DE	65	138	131
Henrico	61	85	68
Chesterfield	58	96	80
Los Angeles, CA	57	82	2,350
Isle of Wight	57	105	26
Mecklenburg, NC	56	84	281
Prince William	53	72	140
Wake, NC	52	74	155
Bexar, TX	52	83	1,384
James City	52	89	40
Hillsborough, FL	51	89	719
Onslow, NC	51	132	165
York	47	87	22
Maricopa, AZ	46	62	2,051
Pasquotank, NC	45	86	45
Cook, IL	44	59	698
Anne Arundel, MD	44	99	144
City of Alexandria	43	54	139

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Norfolk shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −12.5 in 2019–20, −15.1 in 2020–21, −13.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$52,021 Arriving
$55,743 Leaving
$72,211 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.