Delaware vs Maryland: which way are people moving?

Name: Delaware vs Maryland: which way are people moving?
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Toward Delaware. In 2022–23, 1,471 more people moved from Maryland to Delaware than the other way.

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Maryland → Delaware6,380 people

Arrivals' income: $95.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Delaware → Maryland4,909 people

Leavers' income: $65.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

11,289 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Delaware than to Maryland every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Delaware and Maryland (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+653
2014–15 †	+460
2015–16	+885
2016–17 †	+1,607
2017–18	+840
2018–19	+908
2019–20	+1,472
2020–21	+1,312
2021–22	+999
2022–23 †	+892

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Delaware

Net change, all states: +7,803
Moved in · moved out: 35,759 · 27,956
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $88.4k · $76.5k

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Maryland

Net change, all states: −20,112
Moved in · moved out: 135,223 · 155,335
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $80.8k · $88.3k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Maryland and Delaware, 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	5,740	4,647	+1,093	3,155	2,502	$64.1k	$47.1k
2014–15 †	4,447	3,571	+876	2,452	1,992	$59.1k	$46.1k
2015–16	5,856	4,304	+1,552	3,263	2,378	$69.1k	$47.0k
2016–17 †	8,847	5,754	+3,093	4,865	3,258	$74.5k	$52.1k
2017–18	6,621	4,985	+1,636	3,693	2,853	$78.0k	$52.9k
2018–19	6,416	4,824	+1,592	3,672	2,764	$78.1k	$56.3k
2019–20	7,792	4,796	+2,996	4,230	2,758	$101.3k	$60.2k
2020–21	7,449	5,051	+2,398	4,285	2,973	$98.0k	$58.9k
2021–22	6,803	5,032	+1,771	4,013	3,014	$104.5k	$69.0k
2022–23 †	6,380	4,909	+1,471	3,847	2,955	$95.3k	$65.6k

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Moved Where. “Delaware vs Maryland: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/delaware-vs-maryland. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.