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Jefferson County, Alabama

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 13,199 returns moved into Jefferson County and 14,252 moved out, a net loss of 1,053 returns, or 4.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

JeffersonShelbySt. ClairMadisonBlountWalkerMontgomery

Farther away

JeffersonDavidson, TNMobileBaldwin

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Jefferson loses the most returns to Shelby County. The largest single source, Shelby County, supplied 18% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 44% 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 11.2% of Jefferson’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. Shelby2,8892,379−510
  2. St. Clair1,072722−350
  3. Tuscaloosa574631+57
  4. Madison455350−105
  5. Blount439356−83
  6. Walker350295−55
  7. Montgomery169281+112
  8. Fulton, GA246175−71
  9. Cullman222154−68
  10. Davidson, TN213157−56
  11. Mobile149205+56
  12. Baldwin202147−55

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 104 counties sent 20 or more returns each (75% of arrivals from within the US) and 99 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 72% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was King, WA, 2,049 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Lee172253111
Talladega15625243
Calhoun13822163
Etowah13220660
Cobb, GA94158136
Chilton8615649
DeKalb, GA85142154
Gwinnett, GA85157167
Shelby, TN83142205
Harris, TX81125561
Los Angeles, CA801341,793
Elmore7211279
Bibb7112239
Limestone6710087
Dallas, TX67116574
Hillsborough, FL66116474
Marshall649462
Dallas6210685
Hamilton, TN62102147
Autauga619172
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Talladega17931543
Lee145220111
Dallas, TX131202574
Calhoun12822363
Etowah11722360
Cobb, GA117174136
DeKalb, GA117170154
Harris, TX116198561
Bibb9418539
Cook, IL94130578
Gwinnett, GA91155167
Chilton9018349
Morgan7612762
Limestone7213387
Los Angeles, CA68971,793
Escambia, FL68116210
Mecklenburg, NC68115365
Hillsborough, FL60114474
Travis, TX5976673
New York, NY5759868

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Georgia592
  2. Florida541
  3. Tennessee380
  4. Texas277
  5. Mississippi169
  6. California159

Departures to

  1. Georgia747
  2. Texas530
  3. Florida508
  4. Tennessee429
  5. North Carolina145
  6. New York126

Four filing years

12,26914,3082019–2012,72514,8652020–2112,66314,5232021–2213,19914,2522022–23

InOut

Jefferson shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −8.6 in 2019–20, −8.9 in 2020–21, −7.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $66,674 Arriving
  • $72,751 Leaving
  • $102,627 Staying

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

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