Virginia vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?

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

Toward West Virginia. In 2022–23, 2,213 more people moved from Virginia to West Virginia than the other way.

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West Virginia → Virginia4,520 people

Arrivals' income: $56.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Virginia → West Virginia6,733 people

Leavers' income: $67.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to West Virginia from Virginia than from any other state. 11,253 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 2015–16, more have moved to West Virginia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Virginia and West Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−75
2014–15 †	+35
2015–16	−21
2016–17 †	−289
2017–18	−376
2018–19	−212
2019–20	−719
2020–21	−1,065
2021–22	−1,001
2022–23 †	−1,067

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 turn falls between them.

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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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.

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Moves between West Virginia 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	4,649	5,090	−441	2,505	2,580	$42.1k	$47.8k
2014–15 †	3,461	3,586	−125	1,937	1,902	$39.3k	$44.8k
2015–16	4,707	5,082	−375	2,603	2,624	$48.6k	$49.6k
2016–17 †	6,309	7,005	−696	3,357	3,646	$53.6k	$53.6k
2017–18	4,761	5,642	−881	2,599	2,975	$50.3k	$52.7k
2018–19	4,889	5,326	−437	2,649	2,861	$52.1k	$53.6k
2019–20	5,061	6,529	−1,468	2,741	3,460	$55.1k	$61.6k
2020–21	4,626	6,882	−2,256	2,619	3,684	$51.6k	$66.9k
2021–22	4,629	6,650	−2,021	2,685	3,686	$58.4k	$67.8k
2022–23 †	4,520	6,733	−2,213	2,725	3,792	$56.8k	$67.5k

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

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