Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 9,732 returns moved into Lehigh County and 10,120 moved out, a net loss of 388 returns, or 2.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Northampton County, supplied 25% of all arriving returns. On balance, Lehigh gains the most returns from Bronx County, NY and loses the most to Northampton County. Movers from other states made up 46% 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 11.9% of Lehigh’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
Northampton2,6642,394−270
Berks546490−56
Montgomery369377+8
Bucks268385+117
Philadelphia341231−110
Bronx, NY117431+314
Carbon297215−82
Kings, NY122297+175
Monroe161211+50
Queens, NY91246+155
Schuylkill218110−108
New York, NY106145+39

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 59 counties sent 20 or more returns each (80% of arrivals from within the US) and 72 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 93% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,360 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Essex, NJ	120	215	71
Luzerne	118	188	44
Hudson, NJ	116	240	80
Warren, NJ	93	157	35
Middlesex, NJ	91	156	63
Passaic, NJ	84	179	74
Chester	84	114	45
Union, NJ	65	112	67
Bergen, NJ	60	101	83
Nassau, NY	60	108	105
Westchester, NY	60	131	103
Lackawanna	59	92	57
Suffolk, NY	56	89	153
Lancaster	56	86	53
Delaware	53	97	49
Allegheny	52	91	231
Morris, NJ	46	81	57
Somerset, NJ	46	81	51
Richmond, NY	43	70	76
Orange, FL	42	77	897

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Luzerne	109	200	44
Chester	99	135	45
Lancaster	95	143	53
Polk, FL	74	137	941
Orange, FL	72	132	897
Dauphin	69	97	65
Allegheny	67	83	231
Hudson, NJ	64	85	80
Essex, NJ	59	87	71
Warren, NJ	57	102	35
Lackawanna	56	87	57
Middlesex, NJ	55	96	63
Delaware	54	80	49
York	53	78	77
Hillsborough, FL	52	102	960
Maricopa, AZ	51	77	2,082
Harris, TX	48	76	1,337
Osceola, FL	45	73	923
Sussex, DE	42	69	135
Passaic, NJ	42	77	74

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Lehigh shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −0.4 in 2019–20, −0.2 in 2020–21, −2.1 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$66,001 Arriving
$66,725 Leaving
$88,810 Staying

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