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

Name: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts: which way are people moving?
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Toward District of Columbia. In 2022–23, 394 more people moved from Massachusetts to District of Columbia than the other way.

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Massachusetts → District of Columbia1,394 people

Arrivals' income: $94.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → Massachusetts1,000 people

Leavers' income: $133.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,394 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2020–21, more have moved to District of Columbia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between District of Columbia and Massachusetts (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+94
2014–15 †	+128
2015–16	+108
2016–17 †	−34
2017–18	+54
2018–19	+46
2019–20	−44
2020–21	+180
2021–22	+249
2022–23 †	+418

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2020–21 turn falls between them.

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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Massachusetts

Net change, all states: −28,367
Moved in · moved out: 116,816 · 145,183
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $116.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Massachusetts 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	931	853	+78	787	693	$63.3k	$73.2k
2014–15 †	673	567	+106	576	448	$70.7k	$99.1k
2015–16	1,053	978	+75	872	764	$72.1k	$83.8k
2016–17 †	1,333	1,453	−120	1,129	1,163	$74.0k	$92.6k
2017–18	1,036	1,023	+13	883	829	$68.8k	$105.2k
2018–19	1,011	1,021	−10	886	840	$70.0k	$94.5k
2019–20	1,065	1,156	−91	885	929	$78.7k	$100.8k
2020–21	1,143	1,007	+136	985	805	$189.6k	$124.0k
2021–22	1,267	1,049	+218	1,082	833	$103.6k	$151.4k
2022–23 †	1,394	1,000	+394	1,236	818	$94.9k	$133.3k

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

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