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Cook County, Illinois

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 86,012 returns moved into Cook County and 100,358 moved out, a net loss of 14,346 returns, or 6.7 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

CookDuPageWillLakeMcHenryMilwaukee, WI

Farther away

CookLos Angeles, CAHarris, TX

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

No other Illinois county lost as many returns through moves. Departing returns reported a higher average income than arriving ones, by one of the ten widest margins among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, Cook gains the most returns from Oakland County, MI and loses the most to DuPage County. The largest single source, DuPage County, supplied 10% of arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. DuPage11,1438,374−2,769
  2. Will6,9724,824−2,148
  3. Lake6,4474,959−1,488
  4. Lake, IN4,2262,665−1,561
  5. Kane3,8202,754−1,066
  6. McHenry2,3051,307−998
  7. Los Angeles, CA1,9821,570−412
  8. Maricopa, AZ1,6981,160−538
  9. New York, NY1,755878−877
  10. Milwaukee, WI969855−114
  11. Harris, TX991813−178
  12. King, WA954750−204

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 428 counties sent 20 or more returns each (93% of arrivals from within the US) and 415 received 20 or more (93% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 43% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,259 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Oakland, MI8761,007224
Hennepin, MN8641,048363
Champaign8051,047125
Dane, WI761916121
Marion, IN707956166
Dallas, TX671964805
Kings, NY665963716
San Diego, CA6198281,701
Travis, TX590735980
Wayne, MI552668226
Franklin, OH548669276
District of Columbia526595596
Middlesex, MA524659832
Miami-Dade, FL5217251,196
Denver, CO520626911
Washtenaw, MI516590197
St. Louis County, MO512620269
Winnebago51183084
Cuyahoga, OH503620312
Fulton, GA500646586
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Dallas, TX9561,492805
Kings, NY879991716
Denver, CO835990911
San Diego, CA8131,2011,701
Travis, TX7671,037980
Clark, NV7491,1851,513
Miami-Dade, FL7391,0861,196
Dane, WI7381,046121
Winnebago6631,26984
Kendall6591,17246
Hennepin, MN623894363
San Francisco, CA6026801,886
Marion, IN567899166
District of Columbia565654596
Fulton, GA564839586
Champaign543786125
Santa Clara, CA5377171,830
Kankakee49788253
Hillsborough, FL4937861,012
Broward, FL4767101,159

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Indiana5,585
  2. California5,062
  3. Florida3,786
  4. Texas3,717
  5. Michigan3,691
  6. Wisconsin3,085

Departures to

  1. Indiana6,817
  2. California5,970
  3. Florida5,740
  4. Texas5,124
  5. New York3,524
  6. Wisconsin3,339

Four filing years

73,751106,6672019–2072,407113,9482020–2180,027109,5602021–2286,012100,3582022–23

InOut

Cook shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −15.7 in 2019–20, −19.9 in 2020–21, −13.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $85,470 Arriving
  • $108,787 Staying
  • $117,738 Leaving

Average adjusted gross income per return: departing returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.

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