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DeKalb County, GA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, DeKalb County, GA saw a net loss of 2,395 tax-filing households and a net loss of 7,722 individuals. On net, the area lost $299.0M 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)
-$299.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
-2,395
tax returns
Net people
-7,722
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$2.2B
Moved out$2.5B
Net -$299.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Fulton County, GA7,989$724.0M
  2. 2Gwinnett County, GA4,227$221.0M
  3. 3Cobb County, GA1,713$125.9M
  4. 4Clayton County, GA1,398$48.7M
  5. 5Henry County, GA711$28.4M
  6. 6Rockdale County, GA686$25.2M
  7. 7Newton County, GA411$15.3M
  8. 8Los Angeles County, CA277$22.4M
  9. 9Cook County, IL261$19.7M
  10. 10Douglas County, GA257$11.8M

Where movers went

  1. 1Fulton County, GA7,888$709.1M
  2. 2Gwinnett County, GA5,163$291.6M
  3. 3Cobb County, GA2,090$177.3M
  4. 4Clayton County, GA1,677$55.9M
  5. 5Henry County, GA1,050$45.4M
  6. 6Rockdale County, GA988$42.3M
  7. 7Newton County, GA768$33.0M
  8. 8Forsyth County, GA384$50.0M
  9. 9Cherokee County, GA346$40.0M
  10. 10Douglas County, GA327$12.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$3.0B (-69,843 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$90.8M-2,256
2013-$526.1M-5,463
2014-$229.2M-5,228
2015-$35.0M-13
2016-$255.2M-3,321
2017-$253.8M-9,668
2018-$287.0M-5,935
2019-$109.3M-5,254
2020-$176.9M-9,383
2021-$286.7M-8,432
2022-$461.9M-7,168
2023-$299.0M-7,722

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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.