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Bay County, Florida

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 7,826 returns moved into Bay County and 5,654 moved out, a net gain of 2,172 returns, or 29.0 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

BayWaltonOkaloosaLeonJacksonGulf

Farther away

BayOrangeBroward

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Walton County, supplied 4% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 68% 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 18.0% of Bay’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Florida, the largest single source of arrivals was Maricopa County, AZ, and the largest destination was Houston County, AL.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Walton182275+93
  2. Washington216182−34
  3. Okaloosa155233+78
  4. Leon124149+25
  5. Jackson122106−16
  6. Gulf104110+6
  7. Escambia94106+12
  8. Orange9189−2
  9. Hillsborough9479−15
  10. Houston, AL8173−8
  11. Duval6377+14
  12. Miami-Dade5186+35

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 73 counties sent 20 or more returns each (47% of arrivals from within the US) and 53 received 20 or more (47% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 42% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,487 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Maricopa, AZ791741,595
Broward74124412
Cobb, GA62103267
Santa Rosa5910795
Fulton, GA5784259
Pinellas5675227
Calhoun529426
Holmes519151
Palm Beach5178393
San Diego, CA50971,843
Gwinnett, GA5081277
Clark, NV49881,748
Harris, TX4769590
Jefferson, AL4482248
El Paso, CO42741,233
Los Angeles, CA39711,926
Shelby, TN3989430
DeKalb, GA3862261
City of Virginia Beach, VA3883713
Davidson, TN3462421
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Santa Rosa6713395
Holmes6012151
Broward5789412
Pinellas5582227
Calhoun459726
El Paso, CO43801,233
Davidson, TN3954421
Brevard3558319
Polk3565278
Bexar, TX3563780
Fulton, GA3347259
Alachua3144193
Harris, TX3160590
Oklahoma, OK3037783
Baldwin, AL2744136
St. Johns2770248
Shelby, AL2643225
Maricopa, AZ26351,595
Lake2645249
Manatee2645266

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Georgia353
  2. Alabama302
  3. Texas160
  4. Arizona104
  5. Tennessee104
  6. California89

Departures to

  1. Alabama222
  2. Georgia118
  3. Texas111
  4. Arizona46
  5. Colorado43
  6. Tennessee39

Four filing years

6,5655,9202019–207,4725,4792020–217,3815,4162021–227,8265,6542022–23

InOut

Bay shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2019–20. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +9.8 in 2019–20, +29.2 in 2020–21, +27.3 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $61,073 Leaving
  • $74,894 Arriving
  • $78,662 Staying

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

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