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Lake County, Illinois

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 15,148 returns moved into Lake County and 18,276 moved out, a net loss of 3,128 returns, or 10.5 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

LakeCookMcHenryKenosha, WIDuPageMilwaukee, WIRacine, WI

Farther away

LakeMaricopa, AZ

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 5 Illinois counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, Lake has the lowest net migration rate. One county, Cook County, supplied 43% of all arriving returns. On balance, Lake gains the most returns from Cook County and loses the most to Kenosha County, WI. Movers from other states made up 41% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 such counties nationwide.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Cook4,9596,447+1,488
  2. McHenry1,276944−332
  3. Kenosha, WI984496−488
  4. DuPage397523+126
  5. Kane270233−37
  6. Milwaukee, WI319180−139
  7. Maricopa, AZ313143−170
  8. San Diego, CA201157−44
  9. Racine, WI215128−87
  10. Los Angeles, CA183151−32
  11. Will138148+10
  12. New York, NY16845−123

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 75 counties sent 20 or more returns each (78% of arrivals from within the US) and 107 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,250 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Winnebago6810070
Walworth, WI669750
Harris, TX65121951
Dane, WI6595102
Palm Beach, FL58851,151
King, WA55971,693
Hennepin, MN5379344
Lee, FL51741,129
Clark, NV51711,507
Waukesha, WI518463
Travis, TX4878991
Orange, CA45891,725
Riverside, CA44881,634
Collier, FL44771,168
Champaign4356143
Denver, CO4154905
Bexar, TX41871,063
Lake, IN406254
Miami-Dade, FL39661,218
Duval, FL3893887
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Walworth, WI14323950
Lee, FL1362351,129
Dane, WI125159102
Palm Beach, FL1081971,151
Harris, TX101170951
Denver, CO94108905
Hillsborough, FL921581,034
Winnebago9216270
King, WA891171,693
Collier, FL881611,168
Dallas, TX88127815
Waukesha, WI8713663
Travis, TX85107991
Clark, NV781341,507
Hennepin, MN7597344
Sarasota, FL731371,077
City of Virginia Beach, VA72163730
Broward, FL701141,181
Miami-Dade, FL671031,218
Davidson, TN6682419

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Wisconsin986
  2. California474
  3. Florida381
  4. Texas282
  5. Arizona167
  6. New York106

Departures to

  1. Wisconsin1,916
  2. Florida1,019
  3. California669
  4. Texas573
  5. Arizona410
  6. New York233

Four filing years

16,31618,3482019–2016,81518,7152020–2116,16818,8352021–2215,14818,2762022–23

InOut

Lake shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −7.3 in 2019–20, −6.8 in 2020–21, −9.3 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $120,068 Leaving
  • $134,445 Arriving
  • $160,339 Staying

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

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