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Clayton County, GA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Clayton County, GA saw a net loss of 1,038 tax-filing households and a net loss of 2,373 individuals. On net, the area lost $51.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Fulton County; the largest outflow went to Fulton County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$51.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
-1,038
tax returns
Net people
-2,373
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$439.4M
Moved out$490.7M
Net -$51.3M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Fulton County, GA3,241$101.1M
  2. 2DeKalb County, GA1,677$55.9M
  3. 3Henry County, GA1,554$58.0M
  4. 4Cobb County, GA436$16.2M
  5. 5Gwinnett County, GA428$16.2M
  6. 6Fayette County, GA311$25.7M
  7. 7Spalding County, GA179$5.4M
  8. 8Douglas County, GA175$5.2M
  9. 9Rockdale County, GA119$4.0M
  10. 10Miami-Dade County, FL112$3.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Fulton County, GA3,146$100.4M
  2. 2Henry County, GA2,260$90.0M
  3. 3DeKalb County, GA1,398$48.7M
  4. 4Cobb County, GA454$17.7M
  5. 5Fayette County, GA451$22.2M
  6. 6Gwinnett County, GA428$17.4M
  7. 7Spalding County, GA296$10.9M
  8. 8Douglas County, GA226$7.1M
  9. 9Coweta County, GA202$9.0M
  10. 10Newton County, GA159$5.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$543.7M (-3,119 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$43.7M-1,090
2013-$125.8M-907
2014-$41.0M-128
2015-$165.0K+1,800
2016-$18.0M+2,873
2017-$32.3M+1,481
2018-$16.4M+919
2019-$87.3M+48
2020-$74.4M-1,446
2021-$36.4M-1,926
2022-$16.8M-2,370
2023-$51.3M-2,373

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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.