Leon County, Florida
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,462 returns moved into Leon County and 9,798 moved out, a net loss of 1,336 returns, or 11.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.
Within 150 miles
Farther away
ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns
On balance, Leon loses the most returns to Wakulla County. The largest single source, Gadsden County, supplied 6% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 40% 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 16.3% of Leon’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.
The biggest two-way exchanges
Moves in both directions combined, largest first.
- Gadsden560517−43
- Wakulla564324−240
- Duval397267−130
- Hillsborough377276−101
- Broward274368+94
- Miami-Dade231354+123
- Orange308276−32
- Palm Beach193268+75
- Pinellas208137−71
- Jefferson195146−49
- Bay149124−25
- Alachua123129+6
Beyond the main partners
In 2022–23, 60 counties sent 20 or more returns each (65% of arrivals from within the US) and 87 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 36% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,992 miles away.
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 116 | 176 | 233 |
| Seminole | 104 | 136 | 225 |
| Lee | 95 | 146 | 303 |
| Thomas, GA | 88 | 153 | 35 |
| Brevard | 87 | 132 | 262 |
| Escambia | 85 | 126 | 181 |
| Sarasota | 75 | 106 | 250 |
| Pasco | 68 | 91 | 183 |
| Decatur, GA | 68 | 121 | 34 |
| Jackson | 67 | 103 | 60 |
| Volusia | 65 | 98 | 210 |
| Okaloosa | 60 | 90 | 138 |
| St. Johns | 58 | 87 | 176 |
| Marion | 54 | 85 | 160 |
| St. Lucie | 53 | 68 | 315 |
| Manatee | 50 | 64 | 236 |
| Grady, GA | 50 | 75 | 29 |
| Collier | 49 | 66 | 347 |
| Osceola | 48 | 71 | 252 |
| Fulton, GA | 48 | 79 | 230 |
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton, GA | 134 | 177 | 230 |
| Polk | 107 | 169 | 233 |
| Seminole | 106 | 171 | 225 |
| Thomas, GA | 94 | 191 | 35 |
| Pasco | 93 | 141 | 183 |
| Harris, TX | 86 | 118 | 665 |
| Volusia | 83 | 121 | 210 |
| Brevard | 82 | 112 | 262 |
| Escambia | 76 | 111 | 181 |
| St. Johns | 76 | 133 | 176 |
| Lee | 75 | 99 | 303 |
| Jackson | 69 | 127 | 60 |
| DeKalb, GA | 69 | 94 | 229 |
| Clay | 67 | 108 | 148 |
| Marion | 65 | 99 | 160 |
| Okaloosa | 61 | 95 | 138 |
| Cobb, GA | 61 | 87 | 241 |
| Grady, GA | 59 | 100 | 29 |
| Cook, IL | 56 | 64 | 812 |
| Manatee | 55 | 81 | 236 |
Other states in the exchange
Arrivals from
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Four filing years
InOut
Leon shows gains in 2020–21 and losses in 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −9.2 in 2019–20, +10.4 in 2020–21, −20.6 in 2021–22.
Income reported by movers and stayers
- $52,064 Arriving
- $56,580 Leaving
- $84,431 Staying
Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.