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Johnson County, Kansas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 17,190 returns moved into Johnson County and 17,307 moved out, a net loss of 117 returns, or 0.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

JohnsonWyandotteDouglasClay, MOMiamiLeavenworth

Farther away

JohnsonSedgwickMaricopa, AZCook, IL

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Johnson has swung from a net gain in 2019–20 to a net loss in 2022–23. The largest single source, Jackson County, MO, supplied 20% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 70% 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 13.1% of Johnson’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. Jackson, MO3,5133,355−158
  2. Wyandotte1,4991,457−42
  3. Douglas618745+127
  4. Clay, MO537561+24
  5. Miami573385−188
  6. Cass, MO507315−192
  7. Leavenworth389334−55
  8. Platte, MO356335−21
  9. Sedgwick236424+188
  10. Shawnee185296+111
  11. Maricopa, AZ217176−41
  12. Cook, IL191138−53

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 109 counties sent 20 or more returns each (76% of arrivals from within the US) and 105 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 69% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 3,893 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Riley192264106
Franklin14425433
Los Angeles, CA1422461,337
St. Louis County, MO127190236
Douglas, NE121181181
Greene, MO114167138
Boone, MO113169135
Harris, TX96183625
San Diego, CA911551,289
Dallas, TX87130437
Tulsa, OK78134201
Denver, CO76103541
Lyon769278
Polk, IA73118204
Saline7098152
Clark, NV701071,119
El Paso, CO69115522
Tarrant, TX69113444
Crawford689395
Buchanan, MO6810554
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Dallas, TX216282437
Franklin17030833
Riley124183106
Collin, TX123279405
Denver, CO120141541
Los Angeles, CA1151731,337
King, WA1081781,475
Harris, TX107173625
Denton, TX100205413
Travis, TX94129619
St. Louis County, MO91152236
Tarrant, TX90147444
Linn8616746
Douglas, NE84139181
New York, NY83921,111
San Diego, CA741251,289
Polk, IA67110204
Williamson, TX66133590
Boone, MO6292135
Clark, NV621031,119

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Missouri5,262
  2. Texas461
  3. California381
  4. Colorado362
  5. Florida311
  6. Nebraska219

Departures to

  1. Missouri5,414
  2. Texas866
  3. Florida470
  4. Colorado403
  5. California379
  6. Arizona251

Four filing years

17,21516,5742019–2017,62716,5992020–2117,30217,2252021–2217,19017,3072022–23

InOut

Johnson shows gains in 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 and losses in 2022–23; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +2.6 in 2019–20, +4.2 in 2020–21, +0.3 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $80,262 Arriving
  • $87,288 Leaving
  • $145,565 Staying

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

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