California vs District of Columbia: which way are people moving?

Name: California vs District of Columbia: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward District of Columbia. In 2022–23, 215 more people moved from California to District of Columbia than the other way.

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District of Columbia → California2,217 people

Arrivals' income: $121.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

California → District of Columbia2,432 people

Leavers' income: $101.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,649 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. California came out ahead every year until 2021–22. In 2022–23, more moved to District of Columbia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between California and District of Columbia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+540
2014–15 †	+285
2015–16	+721
2016–17 †	+1,089
2017–18	+606
2018–19	+558
2019–20	+677
2020–21	+187
2021–22	+102
2022–23 †	−248

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2022–23 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

California

Net change, all states: −200,547
Moved in · moved out: 389,700 · 590,247
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $95.5k · $102.1k

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District of Columbia

Net change, all states: −2,568
Moved in · moved out: 41,301 · 43,869
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $86.0k · $117.2k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between District of Columbia and California, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	2,529	1,837	+692	1,954	1,414	$89.4k	$66.9k
2014–15 †	1,880	1,409	+471	1,469	1,184	$102.7k	$66.9k
2015–16	3,036	2,035	+1,001	2,319	1,598	$110.6k	$87.0k
2016–17 †	4,046	2,700	+1,346	3,143	2,054	$98.5k	$104.4k
2017–18	2,888	2,049	+839	2,235	1,629	$111.7k	$96.4k
2018–19	2,785	2,095	+690	2,235	1,677	$106.5k	$96.4k
2019–20	2,993	2,138	+855	2,330	1,653	$107.4k	$129.6k
2020–21	2,542	2,381	+161	2,033	1,846	$118.2k	$114.7k
2021–22	2,566	2,407	+159	2,033	1,931	$128.2k	$155.8k
2022–23 †	2,217	2,432	−215	1,789	2,037	$121.4k	$101.8k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

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Moved Where. “California vs District of Columbia: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/california-vs-district-of-columbia. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.