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Cherokee County, AL

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Cherokee County, AL saw a net gain of 130 tax-filing households and a net gain of 349 individuals. On net, the area gained $14.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Floyd County; the largest outflow went to Etowah County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$14.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
+130
tax returns
Net people
+349
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$40.8M
Moved out$26.5M
Net +$14.3M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Floyd County, GA81$5.0M
  2. 2Etowah County, AL73$2.8M
  3. 3DeKalb County, AL71$3.5M
  4. 4Calhoun County, AL36$1.2M
  5. 5Chattooga County, GA30$1.7M
  6. 6Polk County, GA28$1.5M
  7. 7Paulding County, GA23$2.5M

Where movers went

  1. 1Etowah County, AL81$4.2M
  2. 2DeKalb County, AL73$4.0M
  3. 3Calhoun County, AL57$2.4M
  4. 4Floyd County, GA55$2.4M
  5. 5Chattooga County, GA25$1.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$116.8M (+2,881 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$5.4M+122
2013+$2.4M+56
2014+$4.4M+122
2015+$161.0K+14
2016+$1.9M+165
2017+$13.4M+415
2018+$11.5M+243
2019+$7.1M+194
2020+$17.0M+333
2021+$20.7M+513
2022+$18.7M+355
2023+$14.3M+349

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.