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Fulton County, GA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Fulton County, GA saw a net loss of 580 tax-filing households and a net loss of 4,203 individuals. On net, the area lost $452.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from DeKalb County; the largest outflow went to DeKalb County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$452.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
-580
tax returns
Net people
-4,203
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$4.4B
Moved out$4.8B
Net -$452.9M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1DeKalb County, GA7,888$709.1M
  2. 2Cobb County, GA4,775$516.6M
  3. 3Gwinnett County, GA3,470$269.8M
  4. 4Clayton County, GA3,146$100.4M
  5. 5Forsyth County, GA1,187$162.5M
  6. 6Henry County, GA888$44.0M
  7. 7Cherokee County, GA819$84.8M
  8. 8Douglas County, GA812$35.8M
  9. 9Los Angeles County, CA604$79.0M
  10. 10Cook County, IL564$62.1M

Where movers went

  1. 1DeKalb County, GA7,989$724.0M
  2. 2Cobb County, GA5,477$477.9M
  3. 3Gwinnett County, GA3,570$295.5M
  4. 4Clayton County, GA3,241$101.1M
  5. 5Forsyth County, GA2,043$272.5M
  6. 6Cherokee County, GA1,552$162.1M
  7. 7Henry County, GA1,043$50.0M
  8. 8Douglas County, GA965$44.8M
  9. 9New York County, NY612$73.5M
  10. 10Coweta County, GA592$45.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$1.5B (-25,958 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$60.3M-1,139
2013+$68.2M-5,225
2014-$63.7M-3,016
2015-$31.8M+1,943
2016+$227.2M+1,964
2017+$146.8M-1,303
2018+$269.8M+1,459
2019-$105.1M-510
2020-$223.9M-4,776
2021-$643.9M-5,953
2022-$798.1M-5,199
2023-$452.9M-4,203

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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.