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Lake County, Florida

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 19,416 returns moved into Lake County and 13,236 moved out, a net gain of 6,180 returns, or 36.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

LakePolkMarionSumterSeminoleOsceolaVolusia

Farther away

LakeBrowardLee

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Lake has the 4th-highest net migration rate of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. One county, Orange County, supplied 23% of all arriving returns. On balance, Lake gains the most returns from Orange County and loses the most to Marion County. Movers from other states made up 38% of arrivals, below the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Orange2,1454,390+2,245
  2. Polk855826−29
  3. Marion957649−308
  4. Sumter747737−10
  5. Seminole507944+437
  6. Osceola504823+319
  7. Volusia476489+13
  8. Broward134477+343
  9. Hillsborough196292+96
  10. Miami-Dade119328+209
  11. Brevard164155−9
  12. Palm Beach85217+132

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 105 counties sent 20 or more returns each (75% of arrivals from within the US) and 55 received 20 or more (67% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 73% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,732 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Pinellas15726289
Pasco13923758
Lee135252153
Duval127221109
Queens, NY125229934
Suffolk, NY112212983
St. Lucie85150123
Bronx, NY85151946
Citrus8315254
Kings, NY77138930
Hernando7612951
Los Angeles, CA731232,174
Alachua7311274
Maricopa, AZ721201,843
Manatee7212498
Cook, IL71117966
Sarasota70108115
Nassau, NY59111946
San Diego, CA571062,090
Collier5796184
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Pasco14426758
Citrus13624154
Duval117192109
Pinellas11215889
Alachua8814074
Manatee7713498
Hernando629951
Lee5695153
Flagler549855
Cook, IL5377966
Leon4569194
Clark, NV44741,997
St. Lucie4169123
Wake, NC4069517
Queens, NY3958934
Harris, TX3972827
St. Johns366980
Capitol Planning Region, CT34621,037
Maricopa, AZ33541,843
Erie, NY3352980

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. New York696
  2. California188
  3. New Jersey152
  4. Texas134
  5. Illinois127
  6. Georgia112

Departures to

  1. New York131
  2. Texas63
  3. North Carolina62
  4. California54
  5. Illinois53
  6. Georgia51

Four filing years

16,77912,5332019–2018,66412,9652020–2118,53212,7382021–2219,41613,2362022–23

InOut

Lake shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +28.9 in 2019–20, +37.7 in 2020–21, +36.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $59,346 Leaving
  • $77,197 Staying
  • $80,711 Arriving

Average adjusted gross income per return: arriving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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