Is District of Columbia gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 2,568 more people left District of Columbia for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
41,301
people
Moved out
43,869
people
Net change
−2,568 people
In households (tax returns): 32,848 in, 31,175 out, +1,673 net

Where are people moving to District of Columbia from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Maryland11,241
  2. Virginia6,216
  3. New York2,834
  4. California2,432
  5. Florida1,873
  6. Texas1,460

Where are people from District of Columbia moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Maryland15,055
  2. Virginia9,007
  3. New York2,911
  4. California2,217
  5. Florida1,645
  6. Texas1,298
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving District of Columbia went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Massachusetts (+394 people). Biggest net loss: Maryland (−3,814).

Is this new?

District of Columbia gained households from moves in 2022–23. This follows six years of losses.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+1,67322–23†††
Net migration of District of Columbia (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−263
2014–15 †+1,775
2015–16+22
2016–17 †−4,844
2017–18−1,987
2018–19−1,928
2019–20−8,002
2020–21−8,325
2021–22−2,111
2022–23 †+1,673

Careful with the dotted lines. The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. District of Columbia's switch to gains lands on one of those years, so part of that jump may be the method.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$86.0k avg
Leaving households$117.2k 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 District of Columbia
n/a
Arrived from abroad
1,107 people
Left for abroad
1,582 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Every state, in full

Moves between District of Columbia and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Maryland11,241 in15,055 out−3,814$74.6k$101.6k
Virginia6,216 in9,007 out−2,791$103.2k$134.2k
New York2,834 in2,911 out−77$112.2k$113.5k
California2,432 in2,217 out+215$101.8k$121.4k
Florida1,873 in1,645 out+228$85.3k$177.5k
Texas1,460 in1,298 out+162$84.5k$120.4k
Pennsylvania1,453 in1,135 out+318$74.4k$106.4k
Massachusetts1,394 in1,000 out+394$94.9k$133.3k
North Carolina1,338 in1,120 out+218$75.9k$105.5k
New Jersey1,036 in669 out+367$79.7k$119.4k

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

All counties in District of Columbia

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is District of Columbia gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/district-of-columbia. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to District of Columbia in 2022–23?

41,301 people moved to District of Columbia from other states, and 43,869 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to District of Columbia come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Maryland (11,241 people), Virginia (6,216 people), New York (2,834 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.