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Pierce County, Washington

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 28,662 returns moved into Pierce County and 27,545 moved out, a net gain of 1,117 returns, or 2.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

PierceKingThurstonKitsapSnohomishMasonClarkLewis

Farther away

PierceMaricopa, AZHonolulu, HI

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, King County, supplied 32% of all arriving returns. On balance, Pierce gains the most returns from King County and loses the most to Thurston County. Movers from other states made up 46% 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 14.7% of Pierce’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. King6,0869,291+3,205
  2. Thurston2,0301,623−407
  3. Kitsap1,090871−219
  4. Snohomish637808+171
  5. Maricopa, AZ723409−314
  6. Los Angeles, CA314419+105
  7. Honolulu, HI293345+52
  8. Spokane329279−50
  9. San Diego, CA230323+93
  10. Clark, NV289255−34
  11. Mason288194−94
  12. Lewis301168−133

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 165 counties sent 20 or more returns each (83% of arrivals from within the US) and 184 received 20 or more (80% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 63% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Miami-Dade, FL, 2,705 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Orange, CA218354952
Clark21834790
Multnomah, OR212308105
El Paso, CO2034391,054
Riverside, CA182313975
Whatcom180244125
El Paso, TX1734141,350
San Bernardino, CA145284898
Bexar, TX1453051,754
Bell, TX1393081,712
Yakima13822879
Harris, TX1342201,857
Washington, OR132224113
Salt Lake, UT126219673
Kittitas12416170
Anchorage Municipality, AK1192411,450
Sacramento, CA116203596
Grays Harbor11620379
Cumberland, NC1122482,370
Santa Clara, CA111182680
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Bexar, TX2374891,754
Clark23641090
Grays Harbor21338579
Whatcom178241125
Ada, ID177296380
Harris, TX1703401,857
Multnomah, OR166239105
El Paso, CO1643591,054
Riverside, CA152279975
Bell, TX1493661,712
El Paso, TX1423411,350
Pinal, AZ1312661,129
Kittitas13021670
Benton125227137
San Bernardino, CA124247898
Yakima12424379
Pima, AZ1232301,167
Orange, CA119197952
Cumberland, NC1192852,370
Grant101168127

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California2,222
  2. Texas1,063
  3. Oregon679
  4. Arizona649
  5. Hawaii421
  6. Colorado420

Departures to

  1. California1,418
  2. Texas1,275
  3. Arizona1,142
  4. Florida657
  5. Oregon569
  6. Hawaii357

Four filing years

30,70628,3822019–2031,20030,8272020–2130,44130,1992021–2228,66227,5452022–23

InOut

Pierce shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +6.5 in 2019–20, +1.0 in 2020–21, +0.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $70,718 Leaving
  • $73,550 Arriving
  • $97,933 Staying

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

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