West Virginia
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 20,894 returns moved to West Virginia from other states and 20,015 moved the other way, a net gain of 879 returns, or 1.3 per 1,000.
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The ten largest flows in each direction between West Virginia and other states.West Virginia ranks 23rd of 51 (the 50 states and DC) by net migration rate between states. On balance, West Virginia gains the most returns from Virginia and loses the most to Ohio. Another 17,680 returns moved between counties inside West Virginia, which these state totals leave out. In 2019–20 the balance pointed the other way, at −491 returns.
The exchange with every state
Sorted from the largest net gain to the largest net loss. States with a flow under 10 returns in either direction are left out.
| State | From there | To there | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 3,792 | 2,725 | +1,067 |
| Maryland | 2,549 | 1,608 | +941 |
| New York | 470 | 311 | +159 |
| California | 473 | 334 | +139 |
| New Jersey | 308 | 175 | +133 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,981 | 1,931 | +50 |
| Louisiana | 112 | 82 | +30 |
| Idaho | 62 | 36 | +26 |
| District of Columbia | 110 | 89 | +21 |
| Florida | 1,581 | 1,562 | +19 |
| Arizona | 202 | 184 | +18 |
| Colorado | 240 | 222 | +18 |
| Oregon | 89 | 73 | +16 |
| Utah | 84 | 70 | +14 |
| Alaska | 53 | 41 | +12 |
| Montana | 54 | 43 | +11 |
| Delaware | 99 | 89 | +10 |
| Nevada | 88 | 78 | +10 |
| Massachusetts | 113 | 104 | +9 |
| Connecticut | 67 | 62 | +5 |
| South Dakota | 36 | 31 | +5 |
| Washington | 164 | 159 | +5 |
| Mississippi | 76 | 72 | +4 |
| Nebraska | 33 | 30 | +3 |
| Vermont | 23 | 20 | +3 |
| Illinois | 197 | 195 | +2 |
| New Mexico | 52 | 50 | +2 |
| North Dakota | 34 | 32 | +2 |
| Rhode Island | 25 | 24 | +1 |
| Wyoming | 36 | 37 | −1 |
| Kansas | 66 | 68 | −2 |
| New Hampshire | 39 | 41 | −2 |
| Indiana | 217 | 220 | −3 |
| Hawaii | 43 | 47 | −4 |
| Arkansas | 62 | 70 | −8 |
| Iowa | 44 | 53 | −9 |
| Missouri | 128 | 138 | −10 |
| Oklahoma | 88 | 98 | −10 |
| Minnesota | 60 | 78 | −18 |
| Maine | 33 | 54 | −21 |
| Georgia | 382 | 408 | −26 |
| Michigan | 245 | 278 | −33 |
| Alabama | 146 | 188 | −42 |
| Wisconsin | 68 | 112 | −44 |
| Texas | 600 | 711 | −111 |
| Tennessee | 426 | 579 | −153 |
| Kentucky | 735 | 936 | −201 |
| South Carolina | 524 | 823 | −299 |
| North Carolina | 1,080 | 1,487 | −407 |
| Ohio | 2,705 | 3,157 | −452 |
Four filing years
Returns arriving from other statesReturns leaving for other states
Net rate per 1,000 returns in the earlier years: −0.8 in 2019–20, +1.0 in 2020–21, +0.7 in 2021–22.
County by county
The 12 highest and 12 lowest net migration rates per 1,000 returns among 51 West Virginia counties with complete totals. Linked names have a full profile.
- Berkeley County+22.6
- Jefferson County+20.0
- Morgan County+16.8
- Hampshire County+16.5
- Monroe County+9.0
- Hardy County+8.5
- Hancock County+4.4
- Jackson County+4.3
- Taylor County+3.9
- Harrison County+3.3
- Marion County+3.1
- Grant County+2.8
- Upshur County−6.9
- Mercer County−7.4
- Marshall County−8.0
- McDowell County−8.1
- Mingo County−9.2
- Lincoln County−9.7
- Boone County−10.5
- Ritchie County−13.7
- Gilmer County−15.6
- Tyler County−17.4
- Pendleton County−17.5
- Pleasants County−26.0
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Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-to-state migration files 2019–20 to 2022–23.