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Placer County, California

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 13,967 returns moved into Placer County and 12,019 moved out, a net gain of 1,948 returns, or 11.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

PlacerSacramentoNevadaSanta ClaraAlamedaContra CostaWashoe, NV

Farther away

PlacerLos Angeles

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 24 California counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, Placer has the highest net migration rate. No other California county gained as many returns through moves. Movers from other states made up 20% of arrivals, the 2nd-lowest share among the 285 such counties nationwide. One county, Sacramento County, supplied 35% of all arriving returns.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Sacramento3,2704,846+1,576
  2. Nevada512518+6
  3. Santa Clara214673+459
  4. El Dorado392374−18
  5. Alameda161536+375
  6. Contra Costa165424+259
  7. Washoe, NV353230−123
  8. Los Angeles253319+66
  9. San Diego280242−38
  10. Yuba258255−3
  11. Yolo165269+104
  12. San Mateo99303+204

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 60 counties sent 20 or more returns each (86% of arrivals from within the US) and 74 received 20 or more (77% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 2,521 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Orange189321407
Solano18535286
San Joaquin17231883
San Francisco167248155
Sutter13727653
Butte12923363
Sonoma125199124
Riverside121229452
Maricopa, AZ106201605
San Bernardino93192384
Marin78129130
Clark, NV78167369
Fresno77134169
Stanislaus73115105
King, WA65120585
Monterey61100198
Shasta5494137
Napa517794
Santa Cruz4970158
Ventura4581337
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Maricopa, AZ176310605
Orange169275407
Butte12719663
San Francisco127165155
Clark, NV113189369
Solano10619986
San Joaquin9716383
Sutter9416253
Ada, ID94169382
King, WA79119585
Riverside77119452
Sonoma72101124
Utah, UT54103487
Multnomah, OR5261456
Marin4975130
Shasta4997137
Honolulu, HI48832,521
Fresno4778169
San Luis Obispo4777254
Monterey4668198

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Nevada329
  2. Arizona130
  3. Washington106
  4. Texas98
  5. Utah69
  6. Oregon59

Departures to

  1. Nevada556
  2. Texas296
  3. Arizona249
  4. Washington175
  5. Idaho156
  6. Oregon134

Four filing years

14,87212,4782019–2015,54013,0732020–2114,55613,0032021–2213,96712,0192022–23

InOut

Placer shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +15.2 in 2019–20, +15.2 in 2020–21, +9.2 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $88,049 Leaving
  • $103,105 Arriving
  • $131,874 Staying

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

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