States sending the most people to Washington D.C.

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- 419 people moved to Washington D.C. from Alabama in 2022, making up 0.65% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #36 most common state for people moving away from Alabama

#25. Alabama
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- 440 people moved to Washington D.C. from Missouri in 2022, making up 0.68% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #42 most common state for people moving away from Missouri

#24. Missouri
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- 453 people moved to Washington D.C. from New Mexico in 2022, making up 0.70% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #28 most common state for people moving away from New Mexico

#23. New Mexico
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- 614 people moved to Washington D.C. from Tennessee in 2022, making up 0.95% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #34 most common state for people moving away from Tennessee

#22. Tennessee
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- 679 people moved to Washington D.C. from Rhode Island in 2022, making up 1.05% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #16 most common state for people moving away from Rhode Island

#21. Rhode Island
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- 712 people moved to Washington D.C. from Arizona in 2022, making up 1.10% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #43 most common state for people moving away from Arizona

#20. Arizona
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- 773 people moved to Washington D.C. from South Carolina in 2022, making up 1.20% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #31 most common state for people moving away from South Carolina

#19. South Carolina
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- 817 people moved to Washington D.C. from Minnesota in 2022, making up 1.27% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #35 most common state for people moving away from Minnesota

#18. Minnesota
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- 1,011 people moved to Washington D.C. from Ohio in 2022, making up 1.57% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #31 most common state for people moving away from Ohio

#17. Ohio
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- 1,187 people moved to Washington D.C. from Colorado in 2022, making up 1.84% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #41 most common state for people moving away from Colorado

#16. Colorado
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- 1,216 people moved to Washington D.C. from Washington in 2022, making up 1.89% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #41 most common state for people moving away from Washington

#15. Washington
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- 1,337 people moved to Washington D.C. from Michigan in 2022, making up 2.07% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #26 most common state for people moving away from Michigan

#14. Michigan
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- 1,401 people moved to Washington D.C. from Connecticut in 2022, making up 2.17% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #14 most common state for people moving away from Connecticut

#13. Connecticut
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- 1,401 people moved to Washington D.C. from Massachusetts in 2022, making up 2.17% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #25 most common state for people moving away from Massachusetts

#12. Massachusetts
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- 1,519 people moved to Washington D.C. from North Carolina in 2022, making up 2.35% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #32 most common state for people moving away from North Carolina

#11. North Carolina
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- 2,289 people moved to Washington D.C. from Georgia in 2022, making up 3.55% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #28 most common state for people moving away from Georgia

#10. Georgia
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- 2,493 people moved to Washington D.C. from Pennsylvania in 2022, making up 3.86% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #24 most common state for people moving away from Pennsylvania

#9. Pennsylvania
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- 2,548 people moved to Washington D.C. from Illinois in 2022, making up 3.95% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #30 most common state for people moving away from Illinois

#8. Illinois
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- 2,788 people moved to Washington D.C. from Texas in 2022, making up 4.32% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #40 most common state for people moving away from Texas

#7. Texas
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- 2,932 people moved to Washington D.C. from Florida in 2022, making up 4.55% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #36 most common state for people moving away from Florida

#6. Florida
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- 3,093 people moved to Washington D.C. from New Jersey in 2022, making up 4.79% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #20 most common state for people moving away from New Jersey

#5. New Jersey
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- 4,539 people moved to Washington D.C. from California in 2022, making up 7.04% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #37 most common state for people moving away from California

#4. California
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- 5,647 people moved to Washington D.C. from New York in 2022, making up 8.75% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #18 most common state for people moving away from New York

#3. New York
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- 7,496 people moved to Washington D.C. from Virginia in 2022, making up 11.62% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #12 most common state for people moving away from Virginia

#2. Virginia
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- 13,093 people moved to Washington D.C. from Maryland in 2022, making up 20.30% of new residents that moved from another state

-- It was the #5 most common state for people moving away from Maryland

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Maryland
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