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Multnomah County, Oregon

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 29,712 returns moved into Multnomah County and 30,713 moved out, a net loss of 1,001 returns, or 2.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

MultnomahWashingtonClackamasKing, WALaneMarionDeschutes

Farther away

MultnomahLos Angeles, CAAlameda, CA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Departing returns reported a higher average income than arriving ones, by one of the ten widest margins among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Arriving returns listed 1.35 people each, the 9th-smallest average among these 285 counties. On balance, Multnomah gains the most returns from Los Angeles County, CA and loses the most to Clackamas County. The largest single source, Washington County, supplied 15% of arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Washington4,4964,318−178
  2. Clackamas4,8473,825−1,022
  3. Clark, WA2,8861,939−947
  4. King, WA927805−122
  5. Los Angeles, CA701970+269
  6. Lane452689+237
  7. Marion522611+89
  8. Deschutes553336−217
  9. Maricopa, AZ410384−26
  10. San Diego, CA368377+9
  11. Alameda, CA193366+173
  12. Benton211303+92

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 177 counties sent 20 or more returns each (87% of arrivals from within the US) and 163 received 20 or more (87% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 57% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Miami-Dade, FL, 2,686 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Orange, CA306406856
San Francisco, CA260349541
Santa Clara, CA257357577
Yamhill22932248
Jackson225271217
Cook, IL2232651,741
Travis, TX2162881,701
Clark, NV215305751
Kings, NY1992532,431
Salt Lake, UT196277627
Riverside, CA181231884
Denver, CO180228974
Columbia17426242
Sacramento, CA169205493
Pierce, WA166239105
Hennepin, MN1431741,400
Harris, TX1402071,818
Ada, ID137184337
Honolulu, HI1352122,613
Spokane, WA131150278
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Columbia29746142
Cook, IL2583081,741
Yamhill24935148
Kings, NY2442662,431
Clark, NV243367751
San Francisco, CA212240541
Pierce, WA212308105
Orange, CA183261856
Travis, TX1712201,701
Denver, CO170190974
New York, NY1671952,426
Ada, ID160239337
Clatsop15825470
Santa Clara, CA156211577
Jackson153206217
Cowlitz, WA14925047
Tillamook14423965
Polk14220565
Pima, AZ1372041,087
Sacramento, CA136181493

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California4,212
  2. Washington3,776
  3. Texas714
  4. Arizona554
  5. Colorado511
  6. New York447

Departures to

  1. Washington5,135
  2. California2,758
  3. Arizona631
  4. Texas625
  5. New York487
  6. Colorado434

Four filing years

30,24732,2422019–2029,77335,3642020–2130,22432,9132021–2229,71230,7132022–23

InOut

Multnomah shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −5.7 in 2019–20, −15.9 in 2020–21, −7.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $68,968 Arriving
  • $92,755 Leaving
  • $99,581 Staying

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

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