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Polk County, Iowa

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,860 returns moved into Polk County and 12,392 moved out, a net gain of 468 returns, or 2.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

PolkDallasWarrenStoryJohnsonLinnBlack Hawk

Farther away

PolkMaricopa, AZHennepin, MN

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Polk gains the most returns from Story County and loses the most to Dallas County. The largest single source, Dallas County, supplied 17% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 40% 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 12.1% of Polk’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Dallas2,5312,125−406
  2. Warren843648−195
  3. Story607863+256
  4. Jasper309337+28
  5. Johnson227276+49
  6. Linn150253+103
  7. Cook, IL228174−54
  8. Black Hawk127244+117
  9. Maricopa, AZ192157−35
  10. Marion154179+25
  11. Boone132152+20
  12. Hennepin, MN171112−59

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 99 counties sent 20 or more returns each (72% of arrivals from within the US) and 85 received 20 or more (70% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 76% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Sacramento, CA, 1,479 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Marshall14823639
Scott125188152
Madison11719834
Douglas, NE108178136
Webster10413460
Cerro Gordo10315397
Woodbury94149137
Wapello8614575
Los Angeles, CA801381,435
Carroll7411071
Poweshiek6711254
Johnson, KS67110204
Dubuque6693148
Denver, CO6087607
Harris, TX59114824
Guthrie588748
Mahaska577854
Dallas, TX5498641
San Diego, CA53971,402
Clarke538847
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Madison12623434
Douglas, NE113164136
Marshall10817039
Scott107182152
Denver, CO77105607
Johnson, KS73118204
Guthrie7214048
Jackson, MO72119190
Dallas, TX7095641
Clark, NV631091,209
Webster629360
Los Angeles, CA61911,435
Harris, TX5999824
King, WA57691,439
Clarke5410147
Ramsey, MN5475231
Dane, WI5372232
Travis, TX5165823
Cerro Gordo477397
San Diego, CA46581,402

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Illinois280
  2. Minnesota245
  3. Colorado232
  4. Texas222
  5. California210
  6. Arizona181

Departures to

  1. Illinois306
  2. Minnesota293
  3. Texas264
  4. Arizona245
  5. Colorado193
  6. Nebraska191

Four filing years

12,53712,2092019–2016,01413,7042020–2113,07814,2102021–2212,86012,3922022–23

InOut

Polk shows gains in 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 and losses in 2021–22; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +1.7 in 2019–20, +11.5 in 2020–21, −5.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $65,403 Arriving
  • $68,888 Leaving
  • $104,080 Staying

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

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