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Washtenaw County, Michigan

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 11,464 returns moved into Washtenaw County and 13,555 moved out, a net loss of 2,091 returns, or 14.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

WashtenawOaklandLivingstonJacksonLenawee

Farther away

WashtenawCook, ILLos Angeles, CAKing, WA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Washtenaw has the 6th-lowest net migration rate of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, Washtenaw loses the most returns to Wayne County. The largest single source, Wayne County, supplied 19% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 46% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Wayne2,7222,200−522
  2. Oakland1,0661,017−49
  3. Livingston594462−132
  4. Cook, IL516288−228
  5. Jackson316257−59
  6. Lenawee274241−33
  7. Monroe278230−48
  8. Ingham184229+45
  9. Macomb206205−1
  10. Kent195164−31
  11. Los Angeles, CA179143−36
  12. King, WA19984−115

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 77 counties sent 20 or more returns each (73% of arrivals from within the US) and 86 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 71% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was San Francisco, CA, 2,079 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Genesee15421754
Kalamazoo11714286
Lucas, OH9012744
Franklin, OH81112164
New York, NY7598521
Middlesex, MA70104635
Kings, NY6889524
Cuyahoga, OH6887125
Santa Clara, CA64912,024
District of Columbia6480426
Ottawa6481133
Maricopa, AZ60951,671
Allegheny, PA5791235
Suffolk, MA5676655
Dane, WI5470289
Saginaw536675
Montgomery, MD5277409
Harris, TX52761,070
Alameda, CA50702,024
Travis, TX49781,130
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
New York, NY203231521
Santa Clara, CA1791992,024
Middlesex, MA131166635
District of Columbia130146426
Genesee11316754
Maricopa, AZ991411,671
Lucas, OH9714344
Kings, NY94105524
Alameda, CA931282,024
San Francisco, CA90992,079
San Diego, CA851261,897
Kalamazoo8311686
Travis, TX78921,130
Suffolk, MA7788655
Denver, CO71841,107
Hennepin, MN71111518
Philadelphia, PA6575479
Dallas, TX6493963
Franklin, OH6396164
Allegheny, PA6276235

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California386
  2. Illinois358
  3. Ohio311
  4. New York213
  5. Massachusetts148
  6. Texas137

Departures to

  1. California731
  2. Illinois552
  3. New York337
  4. Texas295
  5. Ohio269
  6. Massachusetts234

Four filing years

10,84212,8802019–2010,95812,9802020–2111,11513,2072021–2211,46413,5552022–23

InOut

Washtenaw shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −14.4 in 2019–20, −14.3 in 2020–21, −14.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $78,654 Leaving
  • $84,916 Arriving
  • $121,423 Staying

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

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