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Howard County, Maryland

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 11,543 returns moved into Howard County and 12,746 moved out, a net loss of 1,203 returns, or 8.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

HowardAnne ArundelBaltimorePrince George’sMontgomeryCarroll

Farther away

HowardLos Angeles, CACook, IL

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Howard gains the most returns from Prince George’s County and loses the most to Anne Arundel County. The largest single source, Anne Arundel County, supplied 12% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 39% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 17.3% of Howard’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Anne Arundel1,6151,379−236
  2. Baltimore County1,4001,313−87
  3. Prince George’s8981,353+455
  4. Montgomery8561,293+437
  5. Baltimore City822760−62
  6. Carroll461247−214
  7. Frederick412195−217
  8. Fairfax County, VA227209−18
  9. District of Columbia223209−14
  10. Harford115102−13
  11. Arlington, VA11975−44
  12. Los Angeles, CA8276−6

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 67 counties sent 20 or more returns each (79% of arrivals from within the US) and 87 received 20 or more (81% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 86% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,842 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Philadelphia, PA67106109
Kings, NY6088184
Cook, IL58105591
City of Alexandria, VA528831
Charles487654
Broward, FL4784925
Wake, NC4777257
Loudoun, VA458140
Queens, NY4476190
Prince William, VA437748
York, PA417147
Maricopa, AZ39632,009
Allegheny, PA3866183
Wicomico375293
New York, NY3746188
Mecklenburg, NC3670350
Palm Beach, FL3556894
Honolulu, HI35604,842
Miami-Dade, FL3454965
Middlesex, MA3468365
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Sussex, DE11921294
New York, NY97106188
Philadelphia, PA8092109
Loudoun, VA7619540
York, PA7512147
Wake, NC74117257
Cook, IL6898591
Queen Anne’s6712047
Washington6512753
Palm Beach, FL60103894
Kings, NY6067184
Allegheny, PA5991183
Mecklenburg, NC5884350
King, WA57782,292
Broward, FL56107925
Charles5510554
Worcester5387112
Harris, TX53981,232
Hillsborough, FL5292845
San Diego, CA51722,246

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Virginia470
  2. New York238
  3. California212
  4. District of Columbia209
  5. Pennsylvania207
  6. Florida194

Departures to

  1. Virginia568
  2. Florida439
  3. Pennsylvania309
  4. Texas285
  5. California240
  6. District of Columbia223

Four filing years

12,05112,2222019–2012,28012,3652020–2111,44512,7602021–2211,54312,7462022–23

InOut

Howard shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −1.3 in 2019–20, −0.7 in 2020–21, −9.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $89,463 Arriving
  • $98,722 Leaving
  • $151,265 Staying

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

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