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Latest official migration data

DelawareMaryland

People whose current residence was Maryland and whose residence one year earlier was Delaware. This is not a count of household-goods moves, trucks, or permanent relocations.

State hubs: Delaware · Maryland · Reverse corridor: MarylandDelaware

5,781

Estimate ± 1,822 (90% margin of error)

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ACS 2024 · DE→MD
5,781 ± 1,822

Previous-residence, 90% MOE

Reverse flow
7,026 ± 2,233

Not a return-trip count

Delaware outbound
29,719

All other states, ACS 2024

Maryland inbound
164,424

From all other states, ACS 2024

Net previous-residence
-1,245 (reverse larger)

Estimate minus reverse. Not net trucks.

Centroid straight-line
68 mi

Not driving miles

State hubs: Delaware · Maryland. Market price, fuel, and tolls: NOT IN THIS DATASET.

0.08%

Numerator
ACS 2024 1-year estimate of people whose current residence is Maryland and whose residence 1 year earlier was Delaware: 5,781.

Denominator
ACS 2024 1-year U.S. total of people living in a different U.S. state than 1 year earlier (population 1 year and over): 7,157,607.

Formula
(5,781 ÷ 7,157,607) × 100. Dataset year 2024. Source: Census Bureau State-to-State Migration Flows, ACS 1-year T13. This is not a share of household-goods shipments.

Delaware to Maryland mapUnited States outline with state boundaries derived from Census TIGER/Line. Interactive facts are also listed as text beside this figure.

Citable statement

In ACS 2024, 5,781 people living in Maryland reported living in Delaware one year earlier (± 1,822, 90% margin of error).

Source ·
U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
Status ·
Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
Limitation ·
A previous-residence count of people, not household-goods shipments, trucks, or permanent relocations. The distance on this page is state-centroid straight-line, not driving miles. No price, fuel, or toll figure exists in this dataset.
Cite as ·
IMMERVEIL, “Delaware to Maryland migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/routes/delaware-to-maryland — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.

What the figure measures

Tabulation of current state of residence crossed by state of residence 1 year ago. This is a 1-year mobility / previous-residence statistic, not a count of household-goods shipments.

Universe: population 1 year and over. Dataset: State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release: Jan 21, 2026. Last checked: Sep 7, 2026. Status: LATEST AVAILABLE. Margins of error in these tables are Census Bureau 90% margins of error.

Corridor table

ACS 2024 estimates and margins of error for Delaware and Maryland
SeriesEstimate90% MOE
Delaware → Maryland5,781± 1,822
Maryland → Delaware7,026± 2,233
Delaware out-of-state movers29,719± 4,092
Maryland in-from-other-state movers164,424± 11,995
U.S. different-state movers7,157,607± 75,154

Corridor in context · derived from the table

What makes this pair different

Rank among Delaware outbound
2nd of 39

19.5% of outbound

Rank among Maryland inbound
9th of 48

3.5% of inbound

Rank among all state pairs
331st of 2,096

Eligible pairs in ACS 2024 T13

Relative margin of error
31.5%

90% interval 3,959–7,603

Net direction at 90%
Not established

Difference ± 2,882

Geography
Shared land border

Short (under 250 centroid miles)

Maryland is the 2nd largest of 39 outbound destinations recorded for Delaware — 19.5% of the 29,719 people who left Delaware for another state.

Delaware is the 9th largest of 48 inbound origins recorded for Maryland — 3.5% of the 164,424 people who arrived in Maryland from another state.

Nationally, this is the 331st largest of 2,096 state-to-state flows that carry an estimate, a margin of error, and a reverse estimate in the 2024 table.

The 90% margin of error is 31.5% of the estimate: the Census interval runs from 3,959 to 7,603. Treat any single-year comparison inside that band as noise.

Maryland → Delaware exceeds Delaware → Maryland by 1,245 (1.22× the other direction), but that difference sits inside its own 90% margin of error (± 2,882). At 90% confidence the table does not establish a net direction for this pair. Open the reverse corridor.

Delaware and Maryland share a land border. 68 state-centroid straight-line miles; IMMERVEIL planning band: Short (under 250 centroid miles). Not driving miles.

Derivations: ranks are competition ranks among cells that carry an estimate (ties share a rank); shares divide the pair estimate by the state’s ACS total; the difference test uses √(MOE₁² + MOE₂²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance; the distance band is an IMMERVEIL planning label on centroid miles, not a tariff zone. Corridor context module v1.0.

Distance note

68 miles is the state-centroid straight-line distance between TIGER-derived geographic centroids of Delaware and Maryland. It is not driving mileage, not a highway recommendation, and not a shipping zone. Driving or route miles require a city-to-city pair and a licensed routing provider — this page does not invent that figure. State centroids are computed with d3.geoCentroid on TIGER-derived polygons. Distances shown on state-to-state pages are state-centroid straight-line distances. They are not driving miles, not a highway recommendation, and not a shipping zone. Driving distance requires a city pair and a routing provider.

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Questions this page answers

How many people moved from Delaware to Maryland according to the Census?
The latest official figure is the ACS 2024 1-year estimate of people living in Maryland whose residence one year earlier was Delaware: 5,781 ± 1,822 (90% margin of error). It is a previous-residence statistic, not a count of household-goods shipments, trucks, or permanent relocations.
Do more people move from Delaware to Maryland, or the other way?
Maryland to Delaware is nominally larger (5,781 versus 7,026), but the difference of 1,245 is inside its own 90% margin of error (± 2,882). The table does not establish a net direction for this pair.
How important is Maryland as a destination for people leaving Delaware?
In ACS 2024, Maryland ranks 2nd of 39 recorded destinations for people whose residence one year earlier was Delaware, taking 19.5% of that state's out-of-state movers. Ranks are competition ranks among cells with an estimate; ties share a rank.
Is the Delaware–Maryland mileage on this page a driving distance?
No. 68 miles is the state-centroid straight-line (great-circle) distance between TIGER-derived geographic centroids. It is not driving miles, not a highway recommendation, and not a shipping zone.
Is 2024 still the latest official state-to-state migration table?
Yes. The Census Bureau released 2024 State-to-State Migration Flows on 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published. Calendar year is not the dataset year.
How should I check a mover for a Delaware to Maryland shipment?
Use the USDOT printed on the written estimate. Look the number up in Mover Check (live FMCSA MCMIS census) and confirm the record on FMCSA SAFER before paying a deposit. IMMERVEIL does not rank, score, or endorse carriers.
How much does it cost to move from Delaware to Maryland?
IMMERVEIL does not invent a mover price, fuel, or toll bracket. ACS Table T13 and the FMCSA census do not contain those figures. Quote Check performs arithmetic on the amount printed on your estimate — including the 110% collect-on-delivery figure for a qualifying interstate non-binding estimate.

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