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

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

Toward District of Columbia. In 2022–23, 318 more people moved from Pennsylvania to District of Columbia than the other way.

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Pennsylvania → District of Columbia1,453 people

Arrivals' income: $74.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → Pennsylvania1,135 people

Leavers' income: $106.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,588 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 District of Columbia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between District of Columbia and Pennsylvania (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+132
2014–15 †	+236
2015–16	+161
2016–17 †	−38
2017–18	−42
2018–19	+72
2019–20	−264
2020–21	−199
2021–22	+99
2022–23 †	+378

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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Pennsylvania

Net change, all states: −14,880
Moved in · moved out: 199,298 · 214,178
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $76.4k · $85.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Pennsylvania 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	980	935	+45	834	702	$59.2k	$71.8k
2014–15 †	815	617	+198	704	468	$54.8k	$75.6k
2015–16	1,120	1,061	+59	955	794	$68.0k	$79.8k
2016–17 †	1,343	1,504	−161	1,121	1,159	$67.4k	$82.5k
2017–18	997	1,132	−135	843	885	$61.0k	$87.1k
2018–19	1,083	1,084	−1	912	840	$79.5k	$91.3k
2019–20	1,002	1,415	−413	853	1,117	$68.0k	$91.7k
2020–21	1,048	1,352	−304	881	1,080	$78.2k	$97.6k
2021–22	1,238	1,239	−1	1,081	982	$86.2k	$111.6k
2022–23 †	1,453	1,135	+318	1,297	919	$74.4k	$106.4k

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

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