Kent County, Michigan

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 15,196 returns moved into Kent County and 15,464 moved out, a net loss of 268 returns, or 0.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Kent loses the most returns to Ottawa County. The largest single source, Ottawa County, supplied 16% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 34% 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 10.9% of Kent’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Ottawa2,8112,465−346
Allegan675570−105
Montcalm634492−142
Muskegon569505−64
Oakland415505+90
Barry516358−158
Ionia497375−122
Kalamazoo365473+108
Newaygo410321−89
Cook, IL390331−59
Ingham254372+118
Wayne273329+56

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 107 counties sent 20 or more returns each (79% of arrivals from within the US) and 102 received 20 or more (79% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 84% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Santa Clara, CA, 1,935 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Washtenaw	195	259	102
Macomb	181	212	136
Mecosta	181	262	43
Genesee	158	236	93
Berrien	152	224	105
Eaton	148	208	47
Grand Traverse	142	200	117
Saginaw	132	197	78
Livingston	124	153	88
Maricopa, AZ	118	219	1,600
Calhoun	111	173	61
Clinton	98	136	49
Jackson	87	113	79
Los Angeles, CA	85	125	1,855
Isabella	85	106	55
Midland	78	104	72
Van Buren	70	95	65
Mason	67	114	78
Franklin, OH	67	119	249
DuPage, IL	66	104	153

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Mecosta	196	330	43
Washtenaw	164	209	102
Maricopa, AZ	161	258	1,600
Macomb	136	200	136
Genesee	117	201	93
Grand Traverse	107	178	117
Eaton	106	156	47
Los Angeles, CA	102	144	1,855
Saginaw	100	168	78
Berrien	99	135	105
Calhoun	91	141	61
Isabella	74	102	55
Harris, TX	73	116	1,060
King, WA	65	78	1,775
Livingston	63	79	88
Dallas, TX	63	94	935
Van Buren	62	96	65
Clinton	61	94	49
Mason	59	97	78
Lake	57	112	68

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Kent shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −5.5 in 2019–20, −5.1 in 2020–21, −5.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$61,700 Arriving
$68,462 Leaving
$98,405 Staying

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