Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

State

West Virginia

Statewide totals sum every reported county-to-county flow with an endpoint in this state.

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, West Virginia recorded 5,792 households (10,044 people) moving in and 4,433 households (7,511 people) moving out — a net gained of 1,359 households and $124.44M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Allegheny County, PA: 323 households (413 people) relocated there, taking $19.07M in reported income with them.

At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of West Virginia than Ohio, which accounted for 1,477 households and $68.97M in reported AGI.

Inbound (reported)

$354.47M

5,792 households · 10,044 people

Outbound (reported)

$230.03M

4,433 households · 7,511 people

Net (reported)

$124.44M

1,359 households · 2,533 people

States receiving movers

Shaded by reported AGI moving to each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.

Top destination counties

CountyHouseholdsPeopleReported AGI
Allegheny County, PA323413$19.07M
Washington County, MD406712$17.75M
Lawrence County, OH284525$15.85M
Frederick County, VA253459$15.74M
Belmont County, OH287500$14.26M
Washington County, OH317557$14.02M
Loudoun County, VA149248$10.90M
Frederick County, MD150233$9.61M
Jefferson County, OH204358$8.69M
Franklin County, OH181257$8.43M
Washington County, PA120200$7.36M
Tazewell County, VA149302$7.04M
Winchester city, VA123192$6.90M
Fairfax County, VA96141$6.88M
Allegany County, MD164296$6.56M
Boyd County, KY148237$6.36M
Horry County, SC74136$5.73M
Fayette County, PA94158$5.25M
Mecklenburg County, NC83114$4.71M
Franklin County, PA79150$4.06M

Where they moved” excludes moves within West Virginia itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.