York County, Pennsylvania

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 9,949 returns moved into York County and 9,018 moved out, a net gain of 931 returns, or 4.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

No other Pennsylvania county gained as many returns through moves. On balance, York gains the most returns from Baltimore County, MD. The largest single source, Lancaster County, supplied 11% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 51% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Lancaster8911,118+227
Cumberland918865−53
Adams823837+14
Dauphin496631+135
Baltimore County, MD330698+368
Carroll, MD156313+157
Harford, MD173273+100
Philadelphia179148−31
Baltimore City, MD131191+60
Anne Arundel, MD73145+72
Berks77115+38
Lebanon8696+10

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 59 counties sent 20 or more returns each (74% of arrivals from within the US) and 64 received 20 or more (69% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 91% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,303 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Bronx, NY	102	188	164
Chester	86	138	52
Franklin	84	124	53
Howard, MD	75	121	47
Montgomery	73	116	75
Perry	70	138	43
Montgomery, MD	66	100	60
Allegheny	63	95	176
Prince George’s, MD	58	102	76
Bucks	57	95	90
Frederick, MD	54	95	47
Lehigh	53	78	77
Kings, NY	47	77	155
Fairfax County, VA	46	79	81
Delaware	45	78	70
Sussex, DE	43	69	114
Lee, FL	40	66	971
Schuylkill	39	52	60
Queens, NY	38	61	160
New Castle, DE	35	54	62

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Allegheny	113	149	176
Sussex, DE	84	144	114
Franklin	83	133	53
Chester	76	102	52
Horry, SC	73	118	434
Perry	72	143	43
Montgomery	63	94	75
New Castle, DE	50	87	62
Wake, NC	44	70	304
Frederick, MD	42	59	47
Luzerne	42	71	95
Howard, MD	41	71	47
Lehigh	41	76	77
Montgomery, MD	35	51	60
Los Angeles, CA	34	45	2,303
Orange, FL	34	63	830
Kings, NY	34	51	155
Mecklenburg, NC	34	48	393
Bronx, NY	32	61	164
Lee, FL	31	53	971

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

York shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +3.0 in 2019–20, +6.5 in 2020–21, +5.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$61,585 Leaving
$62,934 Arriving
$83,058 Staying

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