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Ramsey County, Minnesota

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 19,850 returns moved into Ramsey County and 21,406 moved out, a net loss of 1,556 returns, or 6.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

RamseyHennepinDakotaAnokaChisagoScott

Farther away

RamseyCook, ILSt. LouisMaricopa, AZ

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Hennepin County, supplied 30% of all arriving returns. On balance, Ramsey loses the most returns to Washington County. Movers from other states made up 29% 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 17.6% of Ramsey’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. Hennepin5,8446,020+176
  2. Washington2,9632,023−940
  3. Dakota2,4011,782−619
  4. Anoka2,2561,679−577
  5. St. Croix, WI231232+1
  6. Chisago262171−91
  7. Cook, IL211178−33
  8. Scott196176−20
  9. St. Louis151207+56
  10. Maricopa, AZ171144−27
  11. Olmsted133176+43
  12. Wright157146−11

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 95 counties sent 20 or more returns each (83% of arrivals from within the US) and 89 received 20 or more (86% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 84% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Anchorage Municipality, AK, 2,485 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Stearns14221182
Dane, WI115153227
Sherburne10717944
Carver10414137
Blue Earth10014383
Los Angeles, CA981451,525
Cass, ND94153239
Eau Claire, WI9312391
Isanti9113139
Rice8511647
Milwaukee, WI83125298
Pierce, WI728939
King, WA701051,375
Polk, WI648544
Harris, TX611361,055
Polk, IA5475231
Clark, NV49871,294
Fresno, CA48991,491
San Diego, CA43701,508
Pine436377
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Los Angeles, CA1271591,525
King, WA1111651,375
Sherburne10518744
Isanti10416839
Stearns10418782
Carver9514937
Dane, WI86116227
Rice7211847
Pine6713077
Polk, WI6610644
Pierce, WI659139
Milwaukee, WI6489298
Harris, TX621031,055
San Diego, CA61811,508
Travis, TX59761,051
Dallas, TX5792869
New York, NY53621,009
Denver, CO5154701
Cass, ND5080239
Clark, NV49871,294

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Wisconsin846
  2. California301
  3. Texas211
  4. Illinois200
  5. Arizona172
  6. Iowa150

Departures to

  1. Wisconsin728
  2. California341
  3. Texas286
  4. Arizona234
  5. Illinois211
  6. Florida160

Four filing years

19,49623,5362019–2019,27824,0082020–2119,32522,3822021–2219,85021,4062022–23

InOut

Ramsey shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −17.6 in 2019–20, −20.8 in 2020–21, −13.3 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $57,179 Arriving
  • $68,886 Leaving
  • $92,475 Staying

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

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