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

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

Toward Maryland. In 2022–23, 3,814 more people moved from District of Columbia to Maryland than the other way.

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Maryland → District of Columbia11,241 people

Arrivals' income: $74.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → Maryland15,055 people

Leavers' income: $101.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Maryland is District of Columbia's biggest moving partner in both directions: 26,296 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Maryland than to District of Columbia every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between District of Columbia and Maryland (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−879
2014–15 †	−11
2015–16	−1,083
2016–17 †	−3,169
2017–18	−1,663
2018–19	−1,936
2019–20	−3,700
2020–21	−4,243
2021–22	−2,787
2022–23 †	−1,525

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

The two states overall

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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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 District of Columbia, 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	13,195	16,311	−3,116	8,253	9,132	$55.0k	$61.5k
2014–15 †	11,554	12,835	−1,281	7,186	7,197	$66.1k	$63.5k
2015–16	12,683	16,599	−3,916	8,269	9,352	$63.4k	$72.7k
2016–17 †	14,496	22,121	−7,625	9,495	12,664	$66.8k	$77.4k
2017–18	13,077	17,280	−4,203	8,460	10,123	$68.5k	$71.0k
2018–19	12,372	17,232	−4,860	8,092	10,028	$70.4k	$75.5k
2019–20	12,084	19,606	−7,522	7,750	11,450	$67.8k	$86.0k
2020–21	10,120	18,566	−8,446	6,978	11,221	$72.7k	$101.8k
2021–22	10,389	16,605	−6,216	7,218	10,005	$91.6k	$105.5k
2022–23 †	11,241	15,055	−3,814	7,688	9,213	$74.6k	$101.6k

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