New York vs Virginia: which way are people moving?

Name: New York vs Virginia: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Virginia. In 2022–23, 3,721 more people moved from New York to Virginia than the other way.

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Virginia → New York9,263 people

Arrivals' income: $80.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York → Virginia12,984 people

Leavers' income: $79.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

22,247 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Virginia than to New York every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New York and Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,777
2014–15 †	−1,129
2015–16	−2,243
2016–17 †	−3,379
2017–18	−2,366
2018–19	−2,170
2019–20	−3,742
2020–21	−3,588
2021–22	−2,190
2022–23 †	−1,620

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

The two states overall

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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Virginia

Net change, all states: −42
Moved in · moved out: 230,220 · 230,262
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.3k · $89.3k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Virginia and New York, 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	9,648	13,440	−3,792	5,699	7,476	$58.6k	$67.6k
2014–15 †	6,831	9,317	−2,486	4,311	5,440	$61.6k	$55.8k
2015–16	8,945	13,672	−4,727	5,461	7,704	$63.4k	$63.9k
2016–17 †	11,800	18,469	−6,669	6,938	10,317	$75.8k	$69.4k
2017–18	9,274	13,780	−4,506	5,614	7,980	$69.5k	$67.7k
2018–19	8,407	12,848	−4,441	5,351	7,521	$68.7k	$77.0k
2019–20	8,206	14,883	−6,677	5,083	8,825	$69.7k	$86.0k
2020–21	7,913	14,198	−6,285	5,070	8,658	$80.7k	$89.0k
2021–22	9,020	13,806	−4,786	6,160	8,350	$103.5k	$86.2k
2022–23 †	9,263	12,984	−3,721	6,504	8,124	$80.1k	$79.7k

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Cite this comparison

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