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Dakota County, Minnesota

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 14,493 returns moved into Dakota County and 13,821 moved out, a net gain of 672 returns, or 3.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

DakotaHennepinScottAnokaRiceOlmsted

Farther away

DakotaMaricopa, AZSt. LouisCook, IL

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Hennepin County, supplied 26% of all arriving returns. On balance, Dakota gains the most returns from Hennepin County. Movers from other states made up 26% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.3% of Dakota’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Hennepin3,2173,836+619
  2. Ramsey1,7822,401+619
  3. Scott1,022964−58
  4. Washington996925−71
  5. Anoka410368−42
  6. Rice297325+28
  7. Olmsted125197+72
  8. Maricopa, AZ191121−70
  9. Goodhue155148−7
  10. Carver158140−18
  11. St. Croix, WI142102−40
  12. St. Louis102122+20

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 58 counties sent 20 or more returns each (80% of arrivals from within the US) and 73 received 20 or more (80% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 90% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,518 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Blue Earth12017366
Stearns9917997
Pierce, WI9414731
Cook, IL83116333
Wright7710856
Sherburne6811264
Steele659946
Cass, ND6088255
Los Angeles, CA57871,518
Dane, WI5581213
Chisago547758
Le Sueur518439
Lee, FL49831,394
San Diego, CA45871,500
Eau Claire, WI456087
Nicollet416362
Clark, NV41681,288
Milwaukee, WI4170286
Polk, IA3968208
Grand Forks, ND3966307
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Pierce, WI11620731
Cook, IL111125333
Wright11117056
Stearns7812697
Lee, FL711171,394
Chisago6912558
Cass, ND6780255
Dane, WI6779213
Blue Earth658366
Le Sueur6411239
Steele629946
Sherburne589164
King, WA53791,385
Los Angeles, CA52661,518
Denver, CO5263692
Collin, TX52139815
Dallas, TX4788846
Crow Wing4264135
Hillsborough, FL41691,300
Harris, TX41801,031

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Wisconsin419
  2. California122
  3. Arizona121
  4. Florida115
  5. North Dakota99
  6. Illinois83

Departures to

  1. Wisconsin488
  2. Florida321
  3. Texas286
  4. Arizona245
  5. Illinois111
  6. California105

Four filing years

14,74214,5482019–2014,51414,8552020–2114,39014,5872021–2214,49313,8212022–23

InOut

Dakota shows gains in 2019–20, 2022–23 and losses in 2020–21, 2021–22; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +1.1 in 2019–20, −1.8 in 2020–21, −1.0 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $74,922 Leaving
  • $75,745 Arriving
  • $107,905 Staying

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

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