Is Delaware gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 7,803 more people moved to Delaware from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
35,759
people
Moved out
27,956
people
Net change
+7,803 people
In households (tax returns): 21,280 in, 17,226 out, +4,054 net

Where are people moving to Delaware from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Pennsylvania9,859
  2. Maryland6,380
  3. New Jersey4,117
  4. New York3,139
  5. Virginia1,846
  6. Florida1,844

Where are people from Delaware moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Pennsylvania6,237
  2. Maryland4,909
  3. Florida2,618
  4. New Jersey1,971
  5. Virginia1,415
  6. New York1,346
Every state, in full ↓

Where Delaware's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Pennsylvania (+3,622 people). Biggest net loss: Florida (−774).

Is this new?

Delaware has gained households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+4,05422–23†††
Net migration of Delaware (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+1,146
2014–15 †+894
2015–16+1,828
2016–17 †+3,862
2017–18+3,337
2018–19+3,233
2019–20+5,117
2020–21+5,643
2021–22+5,003
2022–23 †+4,054

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$88.4k avg
Leaving households$76.5k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Delaware
7,567 people
Arrived from abroad
488 people
Left for abroad
557 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Delaware counties are gaining?

Kent County: +1,515 peopleNew Castle County: +591 peopleSussex County: +5,697 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Sussex County+5,697
  2. Kent County+1,515
  3. New Castle County+591

Losing most

No published place-to-place flows to show.

Every state, in full

Moves between Delaware and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Pennsylvania9,859 in6,237 out+3,622$86.5k$75.9k
Maryland6,380 in4,909 out+1,471$95.3k$65.6k
New Jersey4,117 in1,971 out+2,146$101.4k$74.9k
New York3,139 in1,346 out+1,793$88.8k$70.9k
Virginia1,846 in1,415 out+431$102.8k$79.0k
Florida1,844 in2,618 out−774$73.9k$109.6k
Texas857 in1,196 out−339$84.3k$78.5k
California850 in720 out+130$101.0k$97.6k
North Carolina840 in1,205 out−365$70.0k$72.9k
Georgia594 in681 out−87$59.7k$58.5k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Delaware

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Delaware gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/delaware. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Delaware in 2022–23?

35,759 people moved to Delaware from other states, and 27,956 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Delaware come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Pennsylvania (9,859 people), Maryland (6,380 people), New Jersey (4,117 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.