Lancaster County, Nebraska

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 6,903 returns moved into Lancaster County and 7,012 moved out, a net loss of 109 returns, or 0.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Lancaster loses the most returns to Douglas County. The largest single source, Douglas County, supplied 10% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 49% 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 10.3% of Lancaster’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
Douglas1,038693−345
Sarpy350268−82
Seward177160−17
Gage149155+6
Hall94189+95
Saunders150133−17
Saline110153+43
Cass123115−8
Maricopa, AZ135100−35
Otoe115117+2
Buffalo90138+48
Platte57108+51

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 54 counties sent 20 or more returns each (58% of arrivals from within the US) and 53 received 20 or more (58% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 73% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Miami-Dade, FL, 1,400 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Adams	92	128	97
Dodge	87	117	55
Lincoln	80	121	213
York	77	125	48
Madison	76	104	91
Los Angeles, CA	53	97	1,263
Scotts Bluff	52	88	371
Harris, TX	52	76	758
Johnson, KS	51	69	164
Dawson	46	76	164
Larimer, CO	42	69	461
Jackson, MO	42	59	175
San Diego, CA	40	82	1,229
El Paso, CO	40	62	437
Cook, IL	39	68	475
Polk, IA	39	62	174
Hamilton	39	50	70
Butler	38	54	38
Nemaha	37	48	52
Johnson	36	43	35

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Cook, IL	83	96	475
Johnson, KS	66	97	164
Adams	54	76	97
Dodge	54	95	55
York	50	79	48
Harris, TX	50	85	758
Los Angeles, CA	49	67	1,263
Hennepin, MN	49	59	334
Larimer, CO	48	77	461
Jackson, MO	48	68	175
Denver, CO	47	57	437
Madison	47	71	91
El Paso, CO	41	52	437
Lincoln	41	62	213
King, WA	39	50	1,323
San Diego, CA	37	80	1,229
Dawson	36	55	164
Travis, TX	36	49	731
Scotts Bluff	33	60	371
Pottawattamie, IA	32	53	71

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Lancaster shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −4.8 in 2019–20, −4.3 in 2020–21, −4.0 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$56,657 Arriving
$61,474 Leaving
$94,983 Staying

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