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Pandemic-era migration cost D.C. more than $1 billion | Axios D.C.

August 30, 2023
  • D.C. Policy Center

On August 30, 2023, the D.C. Policy Center’s chart of the week, What does the IRS migration data tell us about outmigration from D.C.?, was cited by Axios D.C.:

Yes, but: The District has made up its losses thanks to the growing incomes of those staying put.

“Between 2020 and 2021, non-migrant resident incomes grew by $3.1 billion, or double the income lost through outmigration,” Yesim Sayin, the head of the local think tank D.C. Policy Center, wrote in a recent analysis.

Read more: Pandemic-era migration cost D.C. more than $1 billion | Axios D.C.

Related: Charts of the week: What does the IRS migration data tell us about outmigration from D.C.? | D.C. Policy Center

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