Gallatin County, Montana

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 5,391 returns moved into Gallatin County and 5,047 moved out, a net gain of 344 returns, or 6.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Yellowstone County, supplied 4% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 76% 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 18.8% of Gallatin’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Montana, the largest partner in both directions is King County, WA.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Yellowstone239217−22
Park184155−29
Missoula167139−28
Lewis and Clark134120−14
Flathead137100−37
King, WA117120+3
Cascade10077−23
Madison9961−38
Broadwater10744−63
Maricopa, AZ8957−32
Silver Bow7052−18
Jefferson7038−32

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 44 counties sent 20 or more returns each (44% of arrivals from within the US) and 42 received 20 or more (49% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 37% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Travis, TX, 1,282 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Los Angeles, CA	66	95	867
San Diego, CA	65	106	913
Orange, CA	61	82	890
Denver, CO	61	78	510
Hennepin, MN	51	72	859
Salt Lake, UT	49	71	337
Jefferson, CO	48	70	509
Teton, WY	46	54	108
Ada, ID	44	59	288
Cook, IL	43	65	1,196
Multnomah, OR	43	62	544
Boulder, CO	40	46	475
Spokane, WA	40	53	330
Ravalli	37	42	147
Snohomish, WA	35	44	531
Arapahoe, CO	34	49	534
Larimer, CO	34	51	441
Riverside, CA	31	56	854
El Paso, CO	29	36	573
Deschutes, OR	29	43	506

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Salt Lake, UT	58	74	337
Ada, ID	54	82	288
Jefferson, CO	44	61	509
San Diego, CA	42	53	913
Clark, NV	42	72	673
Denver, CO	41	47	510
Spokane, WA	41	56	330
Hennepin, MN	38	42	859
Multnomah, OR	38	43	544
Los Angeles, CA	37	55	867
Pima, AZ	34	58	926
Ravalli	33	40	147
Cook, IL	31	34	1,196
Beaverhead	30	47	88
Larimer, CO	27	42	441
Pierce, WA	26	34	535
Snohomish, WA	26	34	531
Anchorage Municipality, AK	24	30	1,867
Deer Lodge	23	31	103
Lake	23	40	202

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Gallatin shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +5.6 in 2019–20, +6.4 in 2020–21, +0.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$74,031 Leaving
$80,194 Arriving
$134,309 Staying

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