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

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

Toward District of Columbia. In 2022–23, 162 more people moved from Texas to District of Columbia than the other way.

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Texas → District of Columbia1,460 people

Arrivals' income: $84.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → Texas1,298 people

Leavers' income: $120.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,758 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 Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−270
2014–15 †	+14
2015–16	+74
2016–17 †	0
2017–18	+67
2018–19	+10
2019–20	−248
2020–21	−150
2021–22	+91
2022–23 †	+239

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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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas 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	975	1,483	−508	705	975	$59.5k	$75.1k
2014–15 †	984	1,023	−39	695	681	$52.6k	$78.6k
2015–16	1,221	1,251	−30	896	822	$74.5k	$94.7k
2016–17 †	1,423	1,446	−23	1,003	1,003	$104.8k	$94.5k
2017–18	1,146	1,096	+50	852	785	$73.1k	$91.1k
2018–19	1,143	1,201	−58	863	853	$85.0k	$113.8k
2019–20	1,010	1,403	−393	752	1,000	$99.2k	$111.8k
2020–21	1,205	1,450	−245	912	1,062	$146.4k	$117.7k
2021–22	1,331	1,245	+86	1,022	931	$107.1k	$136.8k
2022–23 †	1,460	1,298	+162	1,180	941	$84.5k	$120.4k

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

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