Pennsylvania vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?

Toward West Virginia. In 2022–23, 191 more people moved from Pennsylvania to West Virginia than the other way.

West Virginia → Pennsylvania3,063 people

Arrivals' income: $58.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Pennsylvania → West Virginia3,254 people

Leavers' income: $59.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,317 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 West Virginia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−5022–23†††
Net moves between Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−24
2014–15 †+50
2015–16+136
2016–17 †+153
2017–18+205
2018–19+146
2019–20+4
2020–21−23
2021–22−63
2022–23 †−50

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

The two states overall

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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West Virginia

Net change, all states
+3,137
Moved in · moved out
36,521 · 33,384
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$58.5k · $60.5k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between West Virginia and Pennsylvania, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–142,9673,055−881,6751,699$52.6k$45.8k
2014–15 †2,2682,194+741,3061,256$54.0k$52.0k
2015–163,1062,929+1771,7951,659$54.6k$53.6k
2016–17 †4,0703,926+1442,3192,166$55.7k$52.1k
2017–183,3503,071+2791,9581,753$53.8k$50.5k
2018–193,1382,938+2001,8411,695$60.5k$52.6k
2019–203,1603,343−1831,8661,862$56.2k$56.8k
2020–213,1893,353−1641,9451,968$55.7k$52.0k
2021–223,0653,201−1361,8981,961$58.7k$60.5k
2022–23 †3,0633,254−1911,9311,981$58.9k$59.7k

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

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Pennsylvania vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/pennsylvania-vs-west-virginia. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.