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New Castle County, Delaware

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,121 returns moved into New Castle County and 11,929 moved out, a net gain of 192 returns, or 0.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

New CastlePhiladelphia, PADelaware, PACecil, MDKings, NY

Farther away

New CastleMecklenburg, NC

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

New Castle has swung from a net loss in 2019–20 to a net gain in 2022–23. Movers from other states made up 90% of arrivals, the 3rd-highest share among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, New Castle gains the most returns from Delaware County, PA. The largest single source, Philadelphia County, PA, supplied 10% of arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Philadelphia, PA8811,201+320
  2. Delaware, PA7161,114+398
  3. Chester, PA647692+45
  4. Cecil, MD643533−110
  5. Montgomery, PA200277+77
  6. Kings, NY106206+100
  7. Camden, NJ111200+89
  8. Gloucester, NJ106159+53
  9. New York, NY130104−26
  10. Salem, NJ107123+16
  11. Queens, NY65133+68
  12. Bucks, PA76111+35

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 88 counties sent 20 or more returns each (68% of arrivals from within the US) and 94 received 20 or more (62% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 83% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Alameda, CA, 2,474 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Burlington, NJ10716656
Middlesex, NJ9717589
Harford, MD8814935
Bronx, NY88170129
Baltimore County, MD8112053
Los Angeles, CA801262,362
Prince George’s, MD7712183
Essex, NJ76138112
Montgomery, MD7411189
Baltimore City, MD699155
Lancaster, PA6910646
Fairfax County, VA69117101
Monmouth, NJ6710893
Hudson, NJ66102115
Nassau, NY62108135
Mercer, NJ6110870
Suffolk, NY6089182
Bergen, NJ5991126
Cook, IL5887648
Maricopa, AZ56962,078
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Baltimore City, MD9813855
District of Columbia9310887
Mecklenburg, NC87137413
Montgomery, MD8612789
Baltimore County, MD8311353
Harford, MD8013235
Fairfax County, VA80128101
Burlington, NJ7712256
Hillsborough, FL76120894
Lancaster, PA7611546
Los Angeles, CA741002,362
Cook, IL7290648
Collin, TX721611,242
Middlesex, MA6692299
Harris, TX661101,303
Orange, FL64102830
Palm Beach, FL62110935
Maricopa, AZ61912,078
Prince George’s, MD619383
Wake, NC60104309

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Pennsylvania3,727
  2. New Jersey1,316
  3. Maryland1,022
  4. New York765
  5. Florida283
  6. California209

Departures to

  1. Pennsylvania2,786
  2. Maryland1,188
  3. New Jersey800
  4. Florida605
  5. New York420
  6. Texas305

Four filing years

11,38711,4132019–2012,10311,7732020–2112,56111,8172021–2212,12111,9292022–23

InOut

New Castle shows gains in 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 and losses in 2019–20; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −0.1 in 2019–20, +1.5 in 2020–21, +3.2 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $77,497 Arriving
  • $79,034 Leaving
  • $98,380 Staying

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

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