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Harris County, Texas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 94,726 returns moved into Harris County and 101,951 moved out, a net loss of 7,225 returns, or 4.0 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

HarrisFort BendMontgomeryBrazoriaTravis

Farther away

HarrisDallasBexarLos Angeles, CATarrant

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Harris gains the most returns from Los Angeles County, CA and loses the most to Montgomery County. The largest single source, Fort Bend County, supplied 12% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 46% 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 10.9% of Harris’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Fort Bend14,43311,572−2,861
  2. Montgomery12,7337,410−5,323
  3. Brazoria5,1573,625−1,532
  4. Galveston4,4403,559−881
  5. Travis3,0732,367−706
  6. Dallas2,1642,023−141
  7. Bexar1,7661,798+32
  8. Liberty2,419982−1,437
  9. Los Angeles, CA1,0151,647+632
  10. Tarrant1,3961,223−173
  11. Jefferson9071,126+219
  12. Waller1,090838−252

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 452 counties sent 20 or more returns each (92% of arrivals from within the US) and 430 received 20 or more (93% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 44% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 3,908 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Miami-Dade, FL1,0941,898956
Cook, IL9911,673937
Brazos9581,39477
Williamson7401,218143
San Diego, CA7211,2921,277
Chambers6951,32645
Maricopa, AZ6851,1821,034
Collin6821,129241
Orleans Parish, LA6311,158327
Denton597953253
Hidalgo5941,110293
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA590977261
Broward, FL5851,023944
Clark, NV5439961,216
Orange, CA5159471,338
Bell511964149
Nueces483848195
Jefferson Parish, LA442804322
Kings, NY4346931,415
Cameron432805289
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Chambers1,1372,37945
Williamson9931,662143
Collin8511,492241
Cook, IL8131,211937
Brazos7781,24377
Denton7121,181253
Maricopa, AZ6591,1471,034
King, WA5818641,859
New York, NY5576981,418
Walker52887962
Hidalgo5251,046293
Miami-Dade, FL522825956
San Diego, CA5118321,277
Hays497785158
Denver, CO421560870
Polk39480872
Bell389713149
Orleans Parish, LA385676327
Comal381667172
Clark, NV3806171,216

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California5,553
  2. Florida4,433
  3. Louisiana3,858
  4. New York2,438
  5. Illinois1,669
  6. Georgia1,504

Departures to

  1. California3,675
  2. Florida3,082
  3. Louisiana2,532
  4. Colorado1,630
  5. New York1,562
  6. Illinois1,171

Four filing years

84,83896,0272019–2089,340101,1322020–2194,98698,3532021–2294,726101,9512022–23

InOut

Harris shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −6.7 in 2019–20, −6.9 in 2020–21, −1.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $74,959 Arriving
  • $83,269 Leaving
  • $104,049 Staying

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

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