Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 7,864 returns moved into Dauphin County and 8,317 moved out, a net loss of 453 returns, or 3.5 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Dauphin loses the most returns to Cumberland County. The largest single source, Cumberland County, supplied 15% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 40% 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 12.7% of Dauphin’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Cumberland1,7321,194−538
Lancaster565625+60
York631496−135
Lebanon536522−14
Philadelphia199187−12
Perry208176−32
Schuylkill119145+26
Allegheny12377−46
Berks74123+49
Bronx, NY42120+78
Montgomery7983+4
Northumberland8571−14

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 64 counties sent 20 or more returns each (72% of arrivals from within the US) and 62 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 84% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,298 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Kings, NY	81	157	150
Queens, NY	73	142	156
Lehigh	69	97	65
Chester	65	108	63
Franklin	58	90	60
New York, NY	57	85	150
Bucks	52	82	89
Luzerne	52	70	68
Franklin, OH	49	97	329
Centre	46	59	65
Adams	45	58	44
Northampton	45	69	81
Lycoming	43	56	66
Baltimore County, MD	42	77	68
Los Angeles, CA	40	63	2,298
Delaware	40	58	81
Baltimore City, MD	34	53	77
Westchester, NY	34	64	167
Mecklenburg, NC	33	78	419
Maricopa, AZ	32	64	2,018

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
New York, NY	71	101	150
Franklin	60	118	60
Chester	57	81	63
Adams	50	78	44
Baltimore City, MD	47	69	77
Centre	46	55	65
Kings, NY	42	67	150
Lehigh	42	78	65
Luzerne	40	60	68
Montgomery, MD	39	67	91
Baltimore County, MD	38	60	68
Northampton	38	62	81
District of Columbia	37	45	105
Mecklenburg, NC	37	58	419
Maricopa, AZ	36	60	2,018
Hillsborough, FL	35	52	922
Delaware	35	56	81
Queens, NY	34	56	156
Sussex, DE	32	48	143
Pinellas, FL	32	50	929

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Dauphin shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −0.7 in 2019–20, −1.2 in 2020–21, −3.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$56,063 Arriving
$63,305 Leaving
$82,800 Staying

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