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Prince George’s County, Maryland

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 24,281 returns moved into Prince George’s County and 28,831 moved out, a net loss of 4,550 returns, or 11.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Prince George’sMontgomeryCharlesFairfax, VABaltimore City

Farther away

Prince George’sHarris, TXKings, NYLos Angeles, CA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Prince George’s gains the most returns from the District of Columbia and loses the most to Anne Arundel County. The largest single source, the District of Columbia, supplied 17% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 60% 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 13.3% of Prince George’s’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. District of Columbia3,4794,089+610
  2. Montgomery3,7353,823+88
  3. Anne Arundel2,5921,597−995
  4. Charles2,1871,208−979
  5. Fairfax County, VA1,2921,107−185
  6. Howard1,353898−455
  7. Baltimore City934551−383
  8. Baltimore County789620−169
  9. City of Alexandria, VA538612+74
  10. Prince William, VA396347−49
  11. Arlington, VA339378+39
  12. Calvert279154−125

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 123 counties sent 20 or more returns each (86% of arrivals from within the US) and 136 received 20 or more (87% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 82% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,852 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Kings, NY172261198
Los Angeles, CA1672282,302
Harris, TX1332471,223
Frederick13119053
Philadelphia, PA130197123
Queens, NY128191204
Loudoun, VA11917046
St. Mary’s10818745
Mecklenburg, NC105162331
Bronx, NY103160211
Harford8914557
Wake, NC89118232
Broward, FL88136898
Cook, IL85120606
Miami-Dade, FL77117937
Dallas, TX761081,190
Fulton, GA7396548
San Diego, CA701242,251
Orange, FL70121757
Stafford, VA7012143
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Frederick28150553
Harris, TX2393731,223
St. Mary’s23144145
Los Angeles, CA1962652,302
Loudoun, VA16628246
Mecklenburg, NC164259331
Washington12925774
Fulton, GA127172548
Kings, NY123155198
Philadelphia, PA122179123
Cook, IL116140606
Dallas, TX1151751,190
Hillsborough, FL105178820
Wake, NC102172232
Bexar, TX1001931,394
Stafford, VA9917143
Harford9317257
Santa Clara, CA921062,418
San Diego, CA911472,251
Queens, NY91123204

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. District of Columbia4,089
  2. Virginia3,076
  3. New York682
  4. Florida474
  5. California423
  6. Texas369

Departures to

  1. District of Columbia3,479
  2. Virginia3,426
  3. Texas767
  4. Florida660
  5. California556
  6. North Carolina446

Four filing years

25,89430,7462019–2023,96331,2222020–2123,59129,7442021–2224,28128,8312022–23

InOut

Prince George’s shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −12.6 in 2019–20, −19.0 in 2020–21, −15.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $59,568 Arriving
  • $63,559 Leaving
  • $75,666 Staying

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

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