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Cherokee County, GA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Cherokee County, GA saw a net gain of 1,630 tax-filing households and a net gain of 3,671 individuals. On net, the area gained $255.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Cobb County; the largest outflow went to Cobb County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$255.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,630
tax returns
Net people
+3,671
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$978.5M
Moved out$722.8M
Net +$255.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Cobb County, GA2,526$216.2M
  2. 2Fulton County, GA1,552$162.1M
  3. 3Forsyth County, GA549$63.8M
  4. 4Gwinnett County, GA396$31.1M
  5. 5DeKalb County, GA346$40.0M
  6. 6Bartow County, GA275$25.6M
  7. 7Pickens County, GA273$20.9M
  8. 8Paulding County, GA271$17.4M
  9. 9Hall County, GA90$5.3M
  10. 10Broward County, FL81$5.4M

Where movers went

  1. 1Cobb County, GA1,774$126.1M
  2. 2Fulton County, GA819$84.8M
  3. 3Bartow County, GA579$36.3M
  4. 4Pickens County, GA455$40.2M
  5. 5Paulding County, GA330$27.5M
  6. 6Forsyth County, GA328$32.0M
  7. 7Gwinnett County, GA245$14.7M
  8. 8DeKalb County, GA196$12.0M
  9. 9Gilmer County, GA99$7.3M
  10. 10Gordon County, GA85$7.7M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$2.1B (+47,135 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$52.8M+2,272
2013+$96.7M+2,591
2014+$96.2M+3,252
2015+$56.5M+1,915
2016+$167.8M+4,093
2017+$220.0M+6,392
2018+$198.6M+4,606
2019+$203.9M+3,885
2020+$243.3M+5,025
2021+$233.4M+5,055
2022+$303.7M+4,378
2023+$255.7M+3,671

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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.