St. Louis City, Missouri
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,331 returns moved into St. Louis City and 13,726 moved out, a net loss of 1,395 returns, or 12.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.
Within 150 miles
Farther away
ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns
Of the 6 Missouri counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, St. Louis City has the lowest net migration rate. The median move into St. Louis City covered 11 miles, the 2nd-shortest among the 285 such counties nationwide. One county, St. Louis County, supplied 42% of all arriving returns. On balance, St. Louis City loses the most returns to St. Louis County.
The biggest two-way exchanges
Moves in both directions combined, largest first.
- St. Louis County6,5855,157−1,428
- St. Charles602559−43
- Jefferson508351−157
- St. Clair, IL411387−24
- Cook, IL313269−44
- Madison, IL273295+22
- Los Angeles, CA11390−23
- Boone75128+53
- Harris, TX11978−41
- Jackson10389−14
- Maricopa, AZ9268−24
- Franklin7384+11
Beyond the main partners
In 2022–23, 68 counties sent 20 or more returns each (76% of arrivals from within the US) and 64 received 20 or more (82% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 78% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Alameda, CA, 1,714 miles away.
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau | 73 | 91 | 92 |
| Greene | 64 | 80 | 194 |
| Dallas, TX | 57 | 81 | 546 |
| Davidson, TN | 55 | 78 | 255 |
| Sangamon, IL | 54 | 59 | 84 |
| Shelby, TN | 50 | 73 | 239 |
| King, WA | 49 | 71 | 1,694 |
| St. Francois | 45 | 59 | 58 |
| San Diego, CA | 41 | 56 | 1,530 |
| Travis, TX | 40 | 59 | 718 |
| Monroe, IL | 39 | 53 | 25 |
| Tarrant, TX | 38 | 52 | 566 |
| Denver, CO | 37 | 44 | 787 |
| Marion, IN | 37 | 52 | 234 |
| Cole | 37 | 57 | 110 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 36 | 42 | 812 |
| Hennepin, MN | 35 | 44 | 470 |
| New York, NY | 35 | 37 | 876 |
| Johnson, KS | 34 | 40 | 247 |
| Middlesex, MA | 34 | 39 | 1,022 |
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| King, WA | 102 | 132 | 1,694 |
| Denver, CO | 87 | 95 | 787 |
| Dallas, TX | 81 | 118 | 546 |
| New York, NY | 61 | 68 | 876 |
| Middlesex, MA | 52 | 70 | 1,022 |
| Greene | 48 | 62 | 194 |
| Fulton, GA | 46 | 54 | 464 |
| Tarrant, TX | 45 | 86 | 566 |
| Travis, TX | 45 | 54 | 718 |
| District of Columbia | 44 | 48 | 712 |
| San Diego, CA | 43 | 63 | 1,530 |
| Hennepin, MN | 42 | 60 | 470 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 40 | 62 | 321 |
| Davidson, TN | 39 | 50 | 255 |
| Monroe, IL | 38 | 56 | 25 |
| Clark, NV | 38 | 55 | 1,365 |
| San Francisco, CA | 37 | 46 | 1,772 |
| Sangamon, IL | 37 | 56 | 84 |
| Suffolk, MA | 37 | 47 | 1,040 |
| Franklin, OH | 37 | 45 | 398 |
Other states in the exchange
Arrivals from
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Four filing years
InOut
St. Louis City shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −17.0 in 2019–20, −27.7 in 2020–21, −21.3 in 2021–22.
Income reported by movers and stayers
- $52,846 Arriving
- $67,557 Leaving
- $70,586 Staying
Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.