District of Columbia vs New York: which way are people moving?

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

Toward New York. In 2022–23, 77 more people moved from District of Columbia to New York than the other way.

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New York → District of Columbia2,834 people

Arrivals' income: $112.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → New York2,911 people

Leavers' income: $113.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

5,745 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 2021–22, more have moved to New York.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between District of Columbia and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−145
2014–15 †	−14
2015–16	−338
2016–17 †	−587
2017–18	−276
2018–19	−373
2019–20	−30
2020–21	+37
2021–22	−283
2022–23 †	−176

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 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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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New York 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	2,266	2,303	−37	1,806	1,951	$81.4k	$80.5k
2014–15 †	1,746	1,739	+7	1,441	1,455	$89.7k	$84.8k
2015–16	2,346	2,723	−377	1,939	2,277	$87.6k	$88.9k
2016–17 †	3,185	3,722	−537	2,536	3,123	$107.3k	$105.1k
2017–18	2,437	2,723	−286	2,011	2,287	$91.5k	$101.3k
2018–19	2,391	2,743	−352	1,958	2,331	$102.2k	$101.5k
2019–20	2,668	2,611	+57	2,153	2,183	$101.7k	$97.2k
2020–21	2,633	2,407	+226	2,120	2,083	$125.5k	$109.6k
2021–22	2,522	2,747	−225	2,140	2,423	$136.0k	$122.3k
2022–23 †	2,834	2,911	−77	2,410	2,586	$112.2k	$113.5k

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

Cite this comparison

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