Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

State · Census age data

District of Columbia: where Gen X adults are moving

Adults born 1965 to 1980 who lived in a different state one year earlier, from the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. These are survey estimates of people, shown with their margins of error.

The Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey estimates that about 5,400 adults born 1965 to 1980 moved to District of Columbia from another state in the prior year, while about 5,000 moved away. The difference, about +400, is smaller than the survey's margin of error (plus or minus 2,400), so this data cannot say whether District of Columbia gained or lost Gen X adults on net.

The most common destination for Gen X adults leaving District of Columbia was Virginia, at about 1,400 people (plus or minus 990), followed by Maryland. That estimate rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide.

Moved in from other states

5,404

people · margin of error ±1,985

Moved out to other states

4,985

people · margin of error ±1,627

Net change

+419

people · margin of error ±2,431

Too close to call: smaller than the margin of error

States receiving Gen X adults from District of Columbia

Shaded by estimated people leaving for each state. Hover a state for the estimate and its margin of error.

Top destination states

StatePeople (estimate)Margin of errorConfidence
Virginia1,378±991Small sample
Maryland1,354±808Good
North Carolina430±572Too small to rely on
Pennsylvania394±595Too small to rely on
Michigan364±489Too small to rely on
Washington299±498Too small to rely on
California280±327Too small to rely on
Louisiana97±163Too small to rely on
New Hampshire96±171Too small to rely on
Florida73±124Too small to rely on
Ohio70±116Too small to rely on
Massachusetts54±90Too small to rely on
Texas53±100Too small to rely on
Indiana43±73Too small to rely on

Why this does not match the IRS view

The All households view counts tax-filing households of every age from 2022 to 2023 IRS records. This view counts individual people in one age group from a 2024 Census survey. They measure different things in different years, so the two sets of numbers are shown side by side and never added together. Census age data stops at the state level, so there is no county detail here. More in the guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). Estimates and 90% margins of error calculated by Home Grown Property Group from the person file and its replicate weights. Counts people ages 18 and over living in the 50 states or D.C. who lived in a different state or D.C. one year earlier; moves from abroad and Puerto Rico are not included. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.