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Mercer County, New Jersey

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,722 returns moved into Mercer County and 10,622 moved out, a net loss of 1,900 returns, or 12.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

MercerMiddlesexBurlingtonBucks, PASomerset

Farther away

MercerMiddlesex, MA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Mercer gains the most returns from Middlesex County and loses the most to Burlington County. The largest single source, Middlesex County, supplied 15% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 50% 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 12.3% of Mercer’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Middlesex9571,342+385
  2. Burlington1,299662−637
  3. Bucks, PA670452−218
  4. Somerset327428+101
  5. Monmouth301290−11
  6. Philadelphia, PA342227−115
  7. Ocean288267−21
  8. New York, NY346204−142
  9. Hudson259271+12
  10. Kings, NY183244+61
  11. Camden204144−60
  12. Essex122184+62

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 56 counties sent 20 or more returns each (79% of arrivals from within the US) and 78 received 20 or more (79% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 88% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was San Francisco, CA, 2,569 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Union17731333
Queens, NY13825952
Hunterdon13220622
Bergen11120457
Bronx, NY10521559
Los Angeles, CA861332,408
Morris7311641
Middlesex, MA71100229
Montgomery, PA669836
Cook, IL6385682
Richmond, NY609635
District of Columbia5065156
Nassau, NY487566
Suffolk, NY4570115
Passaic438156
Miami-Dade, FL42711,067
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT406695
Palm Beach, FL4068998
Santa Clara, CA38622,511
Montgomery, MD3756155
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Hunterdon15225522
Montgomery, PA10718036
Middlesex, MA102137229
Union9614933
Los Angeles, CA951272,408
Queens, NY9113652
District of Columbia8695156
Cook, IL83115682
Bergen7712657
Gloucester7013245
Morris6710641
Santa Clara, CA64812,511
New Castle, DE6110870
Horry, SC6187499
King, WA57872,361
Suffolk, MA5360238
Wake, NC52105377
Miami-Dade, FL50871,067
Orange, FL4987896
Hillsborough, FL4673961

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. New York875
  2. Pennsylvania843
  3. California239
  4. Florida164
  5. Massachusetts108
  6. Connecticut70

Departures to

  1. Pennsylvania1,300
  2. New York716
  3. Florida368
  4. California291
  5. Massachusetts175
  6. Texas132

Four filing years

8,97610,0642019–209,24510,3182020–218,69810,6852021–228,72210,6222022–23

InOut

Mercer shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −7.4 in 2019–20, −7.3 in 2020–21, −13.0 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $100,452 Arriving
  • $106,596 Leaving
  • $130,452 Staying

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

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