Virginia vs Washington: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Virginia. In 2022–23, 376 more people moved from Washington to Virginia than the other way.

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Washington → Virginia4,995 people

Arrivals' income: $99.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Virginia → Washington4,619 people

Leavers' income: $96.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

9,614 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

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

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Virginia and Washington (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−460
2014–15 †	−370
2015–16	−677
2016–17 †	−842
2017–18	−536
2018–19	−472
2019–20	−163
2020–21	−105
2021–22	−230
2022–23 †	−85

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

The two states overall

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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Washington

Net change, all states: −29
Moved in · moved out: 192,628 · 192,657
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $89.9k · $100.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Washington and Virginia, 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	4,070	4,607	−537	1,826	2,286	$62.6k	$130.2k
2014–15 †	2,429	2,947	−518	1,200	1,570	$58.8k	$72.9k
2015–16	4,123	5,257	−1,134	1,892	2,569	$68.3k	$82.9k
2016–17 †	6,485	7,798	−1,313	2,840	3,682	$74.0k	$83.7k
2017–18	4,617	5,269	−652	2,144	2,680	$81.9k	$90.6k
2018–19	4,996	5,366	−370	2,323	2,795	$87.7k	$83.5k
2019–20	5,280	5,181	+99	2,443	2,606	$107.2k	$88.4k
2020–21	5,275	4,878	+397	2,489	2,594	$96.4k	$93.3k
2021–22	5,162	4,917	+245	2,564	2,794	$107.0k	$101.6k
2022–23 †	4,995	4,619	+376	2,575	2,660	$99.5k	$96.0k

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

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