If you maintain a residence (key wording) for 183 days or more in DC, then the answer to your question is yes because this is how DC defines a statutory resident. However, if you were present in DC for more than 183 days without actually maintaining a residence in DC, then you are a part-year resident, and only your income earned while you were in DC is taxed to DC.
In your example, if you are a DC resident, and begin to earn in Georgia, then you file your Georgia return, and you claim a credit on your DC return for taxes you pay to Georgia on the "double-taxed" income (taxed in both states).
In the end, you know your situation and will make that call on how to file. But I'm helping to explain the rules that DC has established.
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