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Will County, Illinois

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 16,610 returns moved into Will County and 18,128 moved out, a net loss of 1,518 returns, or 5.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

WillCookDuPageKendallGrundyLake, IN

Farther away

WillMaricopa, AZHarris, TXClark, NV

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Cook County, supplied 42% of all arriving returns. On balance, Will gains the most returns from Cook County and loses the most to Kendall County. Movers from other states made up 24% 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 11.7% of Will’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. Cook4,8246,972+2,148
  2. DuPage2,3882,877+489
  3. Kendall863561−302
  4. Grundy710502−208
  5. Kane479417−62
  6. Lake, IN489281−208
  7. Kankakee397268−129
  8. Maricopa, AZ300164−136
  9. LaSalle184115−69
  10. Lake148138−10
  11. Lee, FL15557−98
  12. Los Angeles, CA10679−27

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 56 counties sent 20 or more returns each (84% of arrivals from within the US) and 94 received 20 or more (80% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 91% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Santa Clara, CA, 1,813 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
DeKalb7612251
McHenry7213365
Clark, NV671181,493
Harris, TX64122902
McLean6310380
San Diego, CA59981,678
Champaign569291
Milwaukee, WI4368101
Winnebago408286
Hillsborough, FL3974989
Porter, IN385947
Dallas, TX3770770
Broward, FL36621,137
Orange, FL3558969
Marion, IN3551150
Kings, NY3356732
Orange, CA32601,708
San Bernardino, CA31651,591
Riverside, CA30551,616
Oakland, MI3073250
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Harris, TX112198902
Clark, NV1021711,493
DeKalb10015051
McLean9013580
Porter, IN8515847
McHenry8413865
Dallas, TX76108770
Hillsborough, FL71112989
Champaign6910091
Collier, FL661231,124
Dane, WI6686134
Davidson, TN6574370
Tarrant, TX65116788
Milwaukee, WI6581101
Winnebago6310886
San Diego, CA59861,678
Marion, IN5787150
Sarasota, FL551041,032
Livingston559449
Travis, TX5263945

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Indiana354
  2. Florida254
  3. California252
  4. Texas228
  5. Arizona164
  6. Wisconsin72

Departures to

  1. Florida804
  2. Indiana767
  3. Texas460
  4. Arizona360
  5. California309
  6. Wisconsin179

Four filing years

17,82718,6192019–2018,56418,9252020–2117,85818,8442021–2216,61018,1282022–23

InOut

Will shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −2.9 in 2019–20, −1.3 in 2020–21, −3.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $82,337 Leaving
  • $83,706 Arriving
  • $104,462 Staying

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

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