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San Diego County, California

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 70,215 returns moved into San Diego County and 75,600 moved out, a net loss of 5,385 returns, or 3.7 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

San DiegoRiversideLos AngelesOrangeSan Bernardino

Farther away

San DiegoClark, NVSanta ClaraKing, WA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The median move into San Diego covered 464 miles, the 10th-longest among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, San Diego gains the most returns from Los Angeles County and loses the most to Riverside County. The largest single source, Los Angeles County, supplied 9% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 55% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Riverside6,5635,038−1,525
  2. Los Angeles4,9996,449+1,450
  3. Orange3,2584,006+748
  4. Maricopa, AZ2,4101,706−704
  5. San Bernardino1,3331,719+386
  6. Clark, NV1,8081,125−683
  7. Santa Clara1,1911,584+393
  8. King, WA1,1281,112−16
  9. Alameda7891,019+230
  10. San Francisco836927+91
  11. Honolulu, HI789879+90
  12. Sacramento619820+201

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 374 counties sent 20 or more returns each (91% of arrivals from within the US) and 437 received 20 or more (90% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 29% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Kauai, HI, 2,718 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Cook, IL8131,2011,701
Ventura7301,060164
Contra Costa650934446
Imperial6191,03782
San Mateo600936438
Harris, TX5118321,277
Santa Barbara478638215
Kitsap, WA4639791,055
New York, NY4596032,400
Kern441705196
Pima, AZ428683297
Travis, TX4235731,137
Denver, CO409518808
Onslow, NC3929512,242
Dallas, TX3865911,159
Bexar, TX3836901,105
Middlesex, MA3815682,532
Fresno378588305
Multnomah, OR368506916
City of Virginia Beach, VA3657242,306
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Harris, TX7211,2921,277
Cook, IL6198281,701
Bexar, TX6061,2011,105
New York, NY5866402,400
Ventura559942164
Pima, AZ546878297
Travis, TX5307351,137
Imperial47286782
Tarrant, TX4678661,129
Dallas, TX4607321,159
Onslow, NC4551,0982,242
City of Virginia Beach, VA4409552,306
San Mateo439608438
Yuma, AZ406841167
Duval, FL4037732,064
Contra Costa387570446
Denver, CO382455808
Multnomah, OR377473916
El Paso, CO361682793
Ada, ID358677721

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Texas3,213
  2. Arizona2,793
  3. Washington2,646
  4. Florida2,509
  5. Virginia1,866
  6. New York1,815

Departures to

  1. Texas5,266
  2. Arizona4,344
  3. Florida3,444
  4. Washington2,844
  5. Nevada2,229
  6. Virginia2,131

Four filing years

70,09675,0442019–2071,60679,2452020–2170,26079,5902021–2270,21575,6002022–23

InOut

San Diego shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −3.7 in 2019–20, −5.5 in 2020–21, −6.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $86,167 Leaving
  • $89,591 Arriving
  • $113,597 Staying

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

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