Montgomery County, Alabama

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 4,695 returns moved into Montgomery County and 5,791 moved out, a net loss of 1,096 returns, or 13.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Montgomery has the 8th-lowest net migration rate of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. No other Alabama county lost as many returns through moves. The largest single source, Elmore County, supplied 10% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 50% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Elmore587449−138
Autauga407260−147
Jefferson281169−112
Lee211148−63
Lowndes112126+14
Dallas90124+34
Pike84105+21
Madison12857−71
Shelby10964−45
Mobile9265−27
Fulton, GA9559−36
Macon5571+16

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 41 counties sent 20 or more returns each (56% of arrivals from within the US) and 44 received 20 or more (61% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,851 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Tuscaloosa	52	81	107
Butler	49	98	42
Gwinnett, GA	47	88	175
Crenshaw	41	77	33
Cobb, GA	38	63	153
Okaloosa, FL	37	88	112
Bexar, TX	37	96	755
DeKalb, GA	36	57	158
Muscogee, GA	36	64	80
Bullock	35	83	29
Houston	35	55	90
Tallapoosa	32	65	51
Baldwin	30	56	140
Chilton	29	49	54
Escambia, FL	29	61	133
Coffee	28	46	57
Clark, NV	28	75	1,663
Los Angeles, CA	27	45	1,851
El Paso, CO	26	64	1,125
Clayton, GA	26	39	140

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Baldwin	88	172	140
Gwinnett, GA	72	122	175
Tuscaloosa	70	132	107
Tallapoosa	56	111	51
Crenshaw	55	111	33
Cobb, GA	55	107	153
DeKalb, GA	55	90	158
Bexar, TX	54	124	755
Harris, TX	54	97	567
Fairfax County, VA	49	141	679
Muscogee, GA	43	81	80
Escambia, FL	39	72	133
El Paso, CO	37	95	1,125
Davidson, TN	37	48	276
Dallas, TX	36	55	617
Butler	35	61	42
Bullock	31	56	29
Houston	30	62	90
Tarrant, TX	28	49	647
Hillsborough, FL	27	47	375

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Montgomery shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −11.8 in 2019–20, −7.3 in 2020–21, −11.0 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$56,894 Arriving
$69,193 Leaving
$75,567 Staying

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