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Hennepin County, Minnesota

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 38,182 returns moved into Hennepin County and 40,451 moved out, a net loss of 2,269 returns, or 4.0 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

HennepinAnokaDakotaCarverWrightScott

Farther away

HennepinCook, ILMaricopa, AZSt. Louis

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

No other Minnesota county lost as many returns through moves. Departing returns reported a higher average income than arriving ones, by one of the ten widest margins among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, Hennepin gains the most returns from Stearns County and loses the most to Anoka County. The largest single source, Ramsey County, supplied 15% of arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Ramsey6,0205,844−176
  2. Anoka4,0723,320−752
  3. Dakota3,8363,217−619
  4. Carver1,5531,143−410
  5. Wright1,6181,027−591
  6. Scott1,3481,096−252
  7. Washington1,1451,111−34
  8. Cook, IL864623−241
  9. Sherburne565494−71
  10. Maricopa, AZ604422−182
  11. Stearns365573+208
  12. St. Louis359460+101

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 232 counties sent 20 or more returns each (88% of arrivals from within the US) and 205 received 20 or more (89% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 65% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 3,962 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Olmsted43758587
Dane, WI361448242
Cass, ND321477225
Blue Earth30738373
Los Angeles, CA2984341,507
King, WA2854261,358
Milwaukee, WI231297314
Rice21827946
Denver, CO202253685
San Diego, CA1882901,492
St. Croix, WI17620050
Polk, IA171246230
Eau Claire, WI150167109
Crow Wing147193107
Harris, TX1432411,052
Clark, NV1292291,277
Chisago12816144
Minnehaha, SD127181188
Kings, NY1251661,032
Travis, TX1251801,046
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
King, WA3594681,358
Los Angeles, CA3374511,507
Denver, CO308357685
Olmsted28340687
New York, NY2682971,027
Dane, WI232282242
Dallas, TX226308864
San Diego, CA2213031,492
Lee, FL2153751,424
Travis, TX2122791,046
Harris, TX1953551,052
Kings, NY1922161,032
St. Croix, WI18227350
Clark, NV1712881,277
Crow Wing164251107
Cass, ND162228225
Milwaukee, WI161208314
Rice15926346
Collin, TX144321833
Multnomah, OR1431741,400

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Wisconsin1,934
  2. California1,031
  3. Illinois911
  4. Texas722
  5. Florida657
  6. Colorado593

Departures to

  1. California1,237
  2. Wisconsin1,197
  3. Florida1,195
  4. Texas1,190
  5. Illinois1,031
  6. Arizona764

Four filing years

37,01343,7802019–2036,30246,2472020–2137,11843,2442021–2238,18240,4512022–23

InOut

Hennepin shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −12.3 in 2019–20, −18.2 in 2020–21, −11.1 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $71,457 Arriving
  • $94,796 Leaving
  • $128,309 Staying

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

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