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Ada County, Idaho

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 16,745 returns moved into Ada County and 14,301 moved out, a net gain of 2,444 returns, or 11.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

AdaCanyonElmoreTwin FallsGemValleyBoise

Farther away

AdaMaricopa, AZKing, WA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

No other Idaho county gained as many returns through moves. On balance, Ada gains the most returns from Orange County, CA and loses the most to Canyon County. The largest single source, Canyon County, supplied 17% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 67% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Canyon3,6012,868−733
  2. Maricopa, AZ334347+13
  3. King, WA266367+101
  4. Los Angeles, CA176440+264
  5. Orange, CA139441+302
  6. Elmore227302+75
  7. San Diego, CA156358+202
  8. Twin Falls195284+89
  9. Salt Lake, UT217225+8
  10. Gem216181−35
  11. Clark, NV151188+37
  12. Bonneville144172+28

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 128 counties sent 20 or more returns each (78% of arrivals from within the US) and 107 received 20 or more (74% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 35% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 2,837 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Riverside, CA209410672
Santa Clara, CA182352517
Pierce, WA177296380
Contra Costa, CA172338485
Bannock171273209
Multnomah, OR160239337
Kootenai147222293
Boise14624345
Sacramento, CA144268436
Alameda, CA136240499
Clark, WA133243346
Payette13220546
Spokane, WA131214293
Washington, OR130263367
San Bernardino, CA125230594
Snohomish, WA124236415
Valley123183102
Utah, UT116227329
Ventura, CA113215647
Blaine113154115
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Utah, UT182334329
Valley150308102
Boise14326345
Multnomah, OR137184337
Kootenai130204293
Payette13023146
Spokane, WA102151293
Washington, OR97158367
Bannock94152209
Latah92129234
Clark, WA91158346
Pierce, WA88121380
Santa Clara, CA77134517
Travis, TX761251,367
Malheur, OR7513471
Lane, OR72112334
Snohomish, WA72136415
Owyhee6711861
Madison66121231
Pima, AZ6590819

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California3,094
  2. Washington1,158
  3. Oregon897
  4. Arizona515
  5. Utah494
  6. Nevada337

Departures to

  1. California988
  2. Washington815
  3. Oregon666
  4. Utah599
  5. Arizona477
  6. Texas313

Four filing years

17,11112,2542019–2017,41214,2182020–2116,33914,5672021–2216,74514,3012022–23

InOut

Ada shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +25.7 in 2019–20, +16.3 in 2020–21, +8.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $73,263 Leaving
  • $81,744 Arriving
  • $114,830 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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