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El Paso County, Texas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 14,798 returns moved into El Paso County and 16,770 moved out, a net loss of 1,972 returns, or 5.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

El PasoDoña Ana, NMOtero, NM

Farther away

El PasoBexarMaricopa, AZ

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The median move into El Paso covered 570 miles, the 8th-longest among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Arriving returns listed 1.99 people each, the 3rd-largest average among these 285 counties. On balance, El Paso loses the most returns to Travis County. The largest single source, Doña Ana County, NM, supplied 7% of arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Doña Ana, NM1,1801,015−165
  2. Bexar696486−210
  3. Maricopa, AZ518412−106
  4. Harris353307−46
  5. Travis443208−235
  6. Dallas375245−130
  7. Tarrant379238−141
  8. Los Angeles, CA262351+89
  9. Otero, NM269188−81
  10. El Paso, CO238209−29
  11. Honolulu, HI193207+14
  12. Bell232161−71

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 129 counties sent 20 or more returns each (70% of arrivals from within the US) and 137 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 14% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 3,257 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
San Diego, CA215416620
Clark, NV191363589
Bernalillo, NM166268228
Midland158323249
San Bernardino, CA149307612
Pierce, WA1423411,350
Ector138288217
Riverside, CA128271583
Cumberland, NC1112771,592
Muscogee, GA1102541,249
Pima, AZ97188326
Cook, IL971911,240
Collin89163572
Comanche, OK88222491
Denver, CO87162558
Adams, CO85170570
Liberty, GA842381,452
Denton83149541
Orange, CA79153683
Jefferson, NY782021,836
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Midland230488249
Bernalillo, NM225382228
Ector220524217
San Diego, CA175328620
Pierce, WA1734141,350
Williamson167284516
Clark, NV164290589
Pima, AZ143280326
Denton142248541
Cumberland, NC1403211,592
Collin119187572
Denver, CO117194558
San Bernardino, CA106239612
Muscogee, GA1022611,249
Lubbock101154287
Eddy, NM100236123
Comanche, OK99240491
Adams, CO92185570
King, WA901321,362
Riverside, CA89183583

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. New Mexico1,625
  2. California1,223
  3. Arizona608
  4. Colorado537
  5. Georgia395
  6. Florida379

Departures to

  1. New Mexico1,987
  2. California883
  3. Arizona746
  4. Colorado617
  5. Florida400
  6. Georgia385

Four filing years

15,47816,0472019–2015,42515,9562020–2115,28216,1652021–2214,79816,7702022–23

InOut

El Paso shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −1.8 in 2019–20, −1.6 in 2020–21, −2.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $53,938 Arriving
  • $57,837 Leaving
  • $59,657 Staying

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

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