Sussex County, Delaware

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,399 returns moved into Sussex County and 5,370 moved out, a net gain of 3,029 returns, or 27.0 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Movers from other states made up 82% of arrivals, the 7th-highest share among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Arriving returns reported a higher average income than departing ones, by one of the ten widest margins among these 285 counties. The largest single source, Wicomico County, MD, supplied 4% of arriving returns. Moves in and out together equal 12.2% of Sussex’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
Wicomico, MD360357−3
Worcester, MD137209+72
Montgomery, MD78263+185
Baltimore County, MD85242+157
Anne Arundel, MD79218+139
Chester, PA71174+103
Philadelphia, PA92115+23
Montgomery, PA54135+81
Delaware, PA47130+83
Fairfax County, VA43118+75
Harford, MD47111+64
Howard, MD28119+91

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 75 counties sent 20 or more returns each (59% of arrivals from within the US) and 45 received 20 or more (40% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 82% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,384 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Suffolk, NY	89	146	210
Bucks, PA	89	141	116
Prince George’s, MD	86	152	82
York, PA	84	144	114
Caroline, MD	79	137	30
Middlesex, NJ	79	135	132
Baltimore City, MD	76	113	81
Carroll, MD	75	127	109
Lancaster, PA	70	119	106
Morris, NJ	68	127	157
District of Columbia	66	104	92
Frederick, MD	66	116	123
City of Norfolk, VA	65	138	131
Loudoun, VA	64	111	127
Nassau, NY	63	97	170
Berks, PA	61	109	124
Cecil, MD	58	112	69
Ocean, NJ	50	88	101
Arlington, VA	50	71	96
Burlington, NJ	47	90	91

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Caroline, MD	58	100	30
Baltimore City, MD	52	63	81
Dorchester, MD	48	92	42
Somerset, MD	48	90	50
New York, NY	45	46	162
Lancaster, PA	43	71	106
York, PA	43	69	114
City of Norfolk, VA	36	91	131
Pinellas, FL	35	47	859
Palm Beach, FL	34	58	882
Broward, FL	31	44	912
Frederick, MD	29	44	123
Kings, NY	29	35	154
Wake, NC	29	44	270
Los Angeles, CA	28	39	2,384
Sarasota, FL	28	50	891
Carroll, MD	28	39	109
Prince George’s, MD	27	37	82
Queen Anne’s, MD	27	48	47
Hillsborough, FL	26	46	848

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Sussex shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +45.3 in 2019–20, +46.6 in 2020–21, +32.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$79,047 Leaving
$93,110 Staying
$112,029 Arriving

Average adjusted gross income per return: arriving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.