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Hamilton County, Tennessee

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,809 returns moved into Hamilton County and 8,975 moved out, a net gain of 1,834 returns, or 12.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

HamiltonCatoosa, GAWalker, GADavidsonKnoxRheaMarion

Farther away

HamiltonShelby

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Bradley County, supplied 6% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 70% 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 13.0% of Hamilton’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Tennessee, the largest partner in both directions is Catoosa County, GA.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Catoosa, GA742598−144
  2. Bradley681637−44
  3. Walker, GA527423−104
  4. Davidson262289+27
  5. Knox207259+52
  6. Rhea171179+8
  7. Marion178146−32
  8. Sequatchie155152−3
  9. Whitfield, GA149150+1
  10. Rutherford140153+13
  11. Shelby82149+67
  12. Fulton, GA97130+33

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 93 counties sent 20 or more returns each (61% of arrivals from within the US) and 72 received 20 or more (63% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 71% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Pierce, WA, 2,068 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Cobb, GA11618192
Williamson111153108
Dade, GA10015128
Los Angeles, CA891411,871
DeKalb, GA84110111
San Diego, CA821391,805
McMinn7913337
Cook, IL72128483
Orange, FL71105513
Gwinnett, GA67126107
Maricopa, AZ651151,559
Pinellas, FL65108521
Hillsborough, FL63107529
Sumner6189115
Meigs6010532
Broward, FL59108680
Jefferson, AL5692147
Montgomery5589153
Blount548081
Wilson536792
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Dade, GA9116728
Cobb, GA8714892
McMinn7914537
Meigs7918332
Williamson68119108
Jefferson, AL62102147
DeKalb, GA6286111
Madison, AL569981
Jackson, AL5310252
Mecklenburg, NC5273247
Cook, IL5175483
Wilson487492
Maricopa, AZ47771,559
Sumner4783115
DeKalb, AL458959
Bledsoe459730
Montgomery4377153
Gwinnett, GA4279107
Maury4150110
Greenville, SC4062161

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Georgia1,913
  2. Florida630
  3. California320
  4. Alabama197
  5. Texas155
  6. Illinois72

Departures to

  1. Georgia1,958
  2. Alabama258
  3. Florida249
  4. Texas115
  5. North Carolina77
  6. California63

Four filing years

9,4898,5132019–2010,2858,9642020–2110,8718,8682021–2210,8098,9752022–23

InOut

Hamilton shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +7.1 in 2019–20, +9.4 in 2020–21, +13.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $68,650 Leaving
  • $76,158 Arriving
  • $102,405 Staying

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

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