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District of Columbia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 33,508 returns moved into the District and 32,142 moved out, a net gain of 1,366 returns, or 4.5 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

District of ColumbiaMontgomery, MDArlington, VABaltimore City, MD

Farther away

District of ColumbiaNew York, NYLos Angeles, CA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The District has swung from a net loss in 2019–20 to a net gain in 2022–23. Movers from other states made up 98% of arrivals, the highest share among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Departing returns reported a higher average income than arriving ones, by one of the ten widest margins among these 285 counties. Arriving returns listed 1.27 people each, the 4th-smallest average among these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Prince George’s, MD4,0893,479−610
  2. Montgomery, MD3,1202,420−700
  3. Arlington, VA2,0001,789−211
  4. Fairfax County, VA1,6621,177−485
  5. New York, NY1,210750−460
  6. City of Alexandria, VA1,232605−627
  7. Kings, NY727454−273
  8. Cook, IL526565+39
  9. Los Angeles, CA563522−41
  10. Baltimore City, MD516441−75
  11. Middlesex, MA310467+157
  12. Anne Arundel, MD405321−84

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 234 counties sent 20 or more returns each (87% of arrivals from within the US) and 166 received 20 or more (88% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 47% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was San Francisco, CA, 2,469 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Philadelphia, PA352396126
Suffolk, MA314359394
Fulton, GA304365544
King, WA2843642,300
Miami-Dade, FL269320940
Baltimore County, MD25533143
San Diego, CA2403142,242
Loudoun, VA23130636
Allegheny, PA228259191
Howard, MD22326625
Harris, TX2172641,217
Travis, TX2062381,316
Charles, MD20533630
Alameda, CA2012362,412
Dallas, TX1932331,182
Mecklenburg, NC192258329
Wake, NC192221233
Broward, FL187238901
Maricopa, AZ1832012,004
San Francisco, CA1802282,469
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Philadelphia, PA360405126
Charles, MD33566630
Loudoun, VA26540936
King, WA2593212,300
Denver, CO2572941,484
Miami-Dade, FL255338940
Suffolk, MA248267394
San Diego, CA2393012,242
San Francisco, CA2372632,469
Fulton, GA221260544
Howard, MD20930925
Harris, TX2072911,217
Prince William, VA19730429
City of Richmond, VA19525598
Mecklenburg, NC175229329
Travis, TX1752171,316
Baltimore County, MD16122543
Alameda, CA1602002,412
Queens, NY158178207
Dallas, TX1501821,182

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Maryland7,619
  2. Virginia4,793
  3. New York2,264
  4. California1,879
  5. Florida1,378
  6. Massachusetts1,197

Departures to

  1. Maryland9,141
  2. Virginia6,195
  3. New York2,421
  4. California1,633
  5. Florida909
  6. Massachusetts742

Four filing years

28,23736,2672019–2027,78736,1792020–2130,77032,9302021–2233,50832,1422022–23

InOut

The District shows gains in 2022–23 and losses in 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2019–20. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −26.8 in 2019–20, −28.5 in 2020–21, −7.3 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $86,659 Arriving
  • $117,226 Leaving
  • $141,255 Staying

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

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