Ingham County, Michigan

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,474 returns moved into Ingham County and 9,090 moved out, a net loss of 616 returns, or 5.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Eaton County, supplied 17% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 30% 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 15.9% of Ingham’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Michigan, the largest partner in both directions is Cook County, IL.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Eaton1,4951,454−41
Clinton860750−110
Oakland431354−77
Wayne348367+19
Kent372254−118
Livingston282328+46
Jackson259291+32
Shiawassee199241+42
Washtenaw229184−45
Genesee176209+33
Cook, IL16784−83
Macomb118126+8

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 47 counties sent 20 or more returns each (71% of arrivals from within the US) and 57 received 20 or more (74% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 92% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,910 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Saginaw	97	143	53
Kalamazoo	96	122	64
Ottawa	87	114	99
Calhoun	84	126	41
Isabella	79	115	76
Ionia	76	126	43
Maricopa, AZ	64	101	1,650
Grand Traverse	46	61	158
Gratiot	43	64	49
Los Angeles, CA	41	64	1,910
Lenawee	40	52	51
Muskegon	34	45	118
Lee, FL	33	55	1,116
Midland	32	42	72
Barry	28	40	48
Bay	28	39	78
Montcalm	28	39	63
St. Clair	27	34	89
Miami-Dade, FL	26	37	1,194
Berrien	26	44	134

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Kalamazoo	123	168	64
Ottawa	116	168	99
Ionia	80	154	43
Calhoun	69	124	41
Maricopa, AZ	66	108	1,650
Saginaw	64	94	53
Isabella	59	88	76
Los Angeles, CA	56	70	1,910
Grand Traverse	55	91	158
King, WA	52	67	1,841
San Diego, CA	45	65	1,875
Franklin, OH	42	66	195
Muskegon	41	59	118
Dallas, TX	37	54	958
Lenawee	35	50	51
Midland	33	47	72
Montcalm	33	52	63
Berrien	31	39	134
Bay	30	41	78
Gratiot	29	41	49

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Ingham shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −9.2 in 2019–20, −9.4 in 2020–21, −9.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$47,712 Arriving
$58,200 Leaving
$78,832 Staying

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