Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,369 returns moved into Delaware County and 13,896 moved out, a net loss of 1,527 returns, or 6.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Philadelphia County, supplied 36% of all arriving returns. On balance, Delaware County gains the most returns from Philadelphia County and loses the most to Chester County. Movers from other states made up 37% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 11.0% of Delaware County’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Philadelphia3,0074,471+1,464
Chester1,8391,187−652
Montgomery1,3501,224−126
New Castle, DE1,114716−398
Bucks256240−16
Camden, NJ196162−34
Gloucester, NJ204130−74
New York, NY20484−120
Kings, NY90140+50
Lancaster15068−82
Burlington, NJ105103−2
Cape May, NJ12968−61

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 62 counties sent 20 or more returns each (84% of arrivals from within the US) and 80 received 20 or more (83% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 94% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,373 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Queens, NY	105	246	97
Berks	85	121	44
Los Angeles, CA	62	83	2,373
Bronx, NY	61	129	104
Atlantic, NJ	59	87	51
Allegheny	56	95	245
Lehigh	54	80	49
Sussex, DE	47	69	86
Kent, DE	43	83	57
Northampton	41	61	58
Broward, FL	40	55	992
Palm Beach, FL	40	71	962
Maricopa, AZ	39	64	2,091
District of Columbia	36	56	111
Cook, IL	36	59	653
Middlesex, NJ	36	64	64
Dauphin	35	56	81
Montgomery, MD	34	58	110
Hudson, NJ	34	63	89
Harris, TX	32	60	1,325

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Sussex, DE	130	220	86
Kent, DE	95	196	57
Berks	89	155	44
Los Angeles, CA	84	112	2,373
Allegheny	82	114	245
Atlantic, NJ	72	106	51
Palm Beach, FL	68	104	962
Maricopa, AZ	66	117	2,091
District of Columbia	66	70	111
Suffolk, MA	62	70	283
Harris, TX	62	116	1,325
Cook, IL	58	80	653
Middlesex, MA	58	78	273
Salem, NJ	58	95	24
Cecil, MD	57	84	38
Lehigh	53	97	49
Baltimore City, MD	51	66	77
Montgomery, MD	49	76	110
Mecklenburg, NC	49	86	439
Wake, NC	49	84	336

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Delaware County shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −2.3 in 2019–20, −5.9 in 2020–21, −4.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$91,137 Leaving
$97,243 Arriving
$124,873 Staying

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