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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 23,015 returns moved into Allegheny County and 25,848 moved out, a net loss of 2,833 returns, or 5.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

AlleghenyWashingtonButlerBeaverErieCuyahoga, OHFayette

Farther away

AlleghenyLos Angeles, CA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Allegheny loses the most returns to Butler County. The largest single source, Westmoreland County, supplied 9% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 57% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 9.0% of Allegheny’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Westmoreland2,3041,991−313
  2. Washington1,9421,411−531
  3. Butler1,7551,203−552
  4. Beaver1,196847−349
  5. Philadelphia393303−90
  6. Cook, IL316240−76
  7. New York, NY384169−215
  8. Erie228305+77
  9. Los Angeles, CA290218−72
  10. Cuyahoga, OH234217−17
  11. Fayette214219+5
  12. Kings, NY246185−61

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 210 counties sent 20 or more returns each (82% of arrivals from within the US) and 207 received 20 or more (84% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 48% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,667 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Cambria20927167
Montgomery201252243
Franklin, OH196300163
Armstrong19228336
Indiana18825449
Mercer17723059
Maricopa, AZ1702481,851
Lawrence15621841
Montgomery, MD154195174
Fairfax County, VA147212183
Monongalia, WV14618558
San Diego, CA1431952,085
District of Columbia140173191
Erie, NY138176170
Harris, TX1362211,135
King, WA1341862,110
Chester133177226
Lancaster128162199
Centre126161116
Dauphin123174168
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Santa Clara, CA3554222,235
King, WA2733262,110
Franklin, OH233320163
District of Columbia228259191
Armstrong22635636
Mecklenburg, NC216364364
Maricopa, AZ2133141,851
Lawrence19430241
Harris, TX1913471,135
Middlesex, MA171220465
San Diego, CA1652242,085
Fairfax County, VA164226183
Wake, NC151259331
Hudson, NJ145159310
Pinellas, FL139195883
Montgomery133184243
Hillsborough, FL132208880
Suffolk, MA132158482
Dallas, TX1311951,070
Travis, TX1311731,219

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Ohio1,102
  2. New York972
  3. Florida971
  4. California793
  5. Texas519
  6. Maryland518

Departures to

  1. Florida1,412
  2. California1,192
  3. Ohio1,077
  4. New York997
  5. Texas837
  6. North Carolina618

Four filing years

21,20224,4132019–2020,90225,8152020–2121,67127,0402021–2223,01525,8482022–23

InOut

Allegheny shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −6.1 in 2019–20, −9.4 in 2020–21, −9.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $72,810 Arriving
  • $90,895 Leaving
  • $103,960 Staying

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

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