Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,578 returns moved into Northampton County and 8,248 moved out, a net gain of 330 returns, or 2.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Lehigh County, supplied 31% of all arriving returns. On balance, Northampton gains the most returns from Lehigh County. Movers from other states made up 44% 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 12.2% of Northampton’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
Lehigh2,3942,664+270
Monroe385496+111
Warren, NJ215416+201
Bucks216224+8
Philadelphia211188−23
Carbon218160−58
Montgomery197171−26
Berks152142−10
Kings, NY81156+75
Middlesex, NJ67135+68
Hunterdon, NJ57125+68
Essex, NJ61110+49

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 45 counties sent 20 or more returns each (79% of arrivals from within the US) and 65 received 20 or more (75% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 98% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,374 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Queens, NY	127	261	77
Bronx, NY	117	217	76
Somerset, NJ	113	191	38
Morris, NJ	95	147	40
Union, NJ	95	164	53
Hudson, NJ	82	166	64
New York, NY	80	128	70
Luzerne	71	116	45
Bergen, NJ	64	119	66
Chester	63	89	59
Passaic, NJ	59	96	56
Lancaster	55	87	70
Lackawanna	50	71	50
Schuylkill	49	68	48
Richmond, NY	48	87	63
Suffolk, NY	45	89	137
Nassau, NY	43	77	90
Pike	43	64	42
Monmouth, NJ	42	71	69
Ocean, NJ	39	62	83

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
New York, NY	83	90	70
Schuylkill	73	151	48
Chester	68	108	59
Lancaster	68	101	70
Hudson, NJ	66	103	64
Allegheny	62	69	246
Luzerne	59	112	45
Lackawanna	51	77	50
Horry, SC	50	88	514
Somerset, NJ	48	66	38
Bronx, NY	47	84	76
Dauphin	45	69	81
Broward, FL	41	61	1,049
Queens, NY	41	70	77
Delaware	41	61	58
Pinellas, FL	40	51	984
Morris, NJ	39	70	40
Union, NJ	39	68	53
Mecklenburg, NC	38	48	485
Los Angeles, CA	37	43	2,374

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Northampton shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +3.3 in 2019–20, +3.0 in 2020–21, +1.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$69,109 Arriving
$72,962 Leaving
$94,217 Staying

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